Where does “بزرگسال” come from?

بزرگسال (Persian) comes from Persian سال, from Middle Persian ŠNT, from Old Persian 𐎰𐎼𐎭, from Proto-Iranian carHdáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćarHáts, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

بزرگسال (Persian): adult

Definitions

  1. adult

Ancestry of “بزرگسال”, step by step

بزرگسال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسالyear
2Middle PersianŠNTyear
3Old Persian𐎰𐎼𐎭year
4Proto-IraniancarHdáhautumn, summer; year
5Proto-Indo-IranianćarHátsautumn, summer; year
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Persian بزرگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبزرگlarge, big; great; major
2Old Persian𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣great; big
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćarHáts →Every word from Proto-Iranian carHdáh →