Where does “بدنه” come from?

بدنه (Persian) comes from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

بدنه (Persian): main body; largest and most important part

Definitions

  1. main body; largest and most important part

Ancestry of “بدنه”, step by step

بدنه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
2Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Iranian-kah
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

via Persian بدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبدنbody
2Arabicبَدَنbody, torso; body, trunk; torso
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaEvery word from Proto-Iranian -akahEvery word from Persian ـه