Where does “بدنام” come from?

بدنام (Persian) comes from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

بدنام (Persian): infamous

Definitions

  1. infamous

Ancestry of “بدنام”, step by step

بدنام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
2Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
3Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
4Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
5Proto-Iranian*rād-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Persian نام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامname; reputation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “بدنام”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →