Where does “بهداشتی” come from?
بهداشتی (Persian) comes from Persian بهداشت, from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
بهداشتی (Persian): hygienic
Definitions
- hygienic
Ancestry of “بهداشتی”, step by step
بهداشتی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian بهداشت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بهداشت | hygiene; health |
| 2 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |