Where does “بودن” come from?

بودن (Persian) comes from Middle Persian būdan, from Old Persian پ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂-.

بودن (Persian): to be; to exist

Definitions

  1. to be; to exist

Ancestry of “بودن”, step by step

بودن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian būdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianbūdan—
2Old Persianپ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewh₂-—

via Hungarian Buda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianBuda—

Words derived from “بودن”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂- →Every word from Old Persian پ →Every word from Middle Persian būdan →