Where does “بزرگ‌امید” come from?

بزرگ‌امید (Persian) comes from Persian بزرگ, from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

بزرگ‌امید (Persian): hopeful

Definitions

  1. hopeful

Ancestry of “بزرگ‌امید”, step by step

بزرگ‌امید traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Persian امید

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianامیدhope
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲hope
3Proto-Iranian*hamwátišhope, belief, faith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras →Every word from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 →