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
Ancestry of “بودن”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | būdan | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | پ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewh₂- | — |