Where does “بوییدن” come from?

بوییدن (Persian) comes from Persian بو, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

بوییدن (Persian): to smell; to sniff

Definitions

  1. to smell; to sniff

Ancestry of “بوییدن”, step by step

بوییدن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبوsmell, scent; father, dad, daddy; grandfather
2Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
3Arabicأَبfather

via Persian ـیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیدنForms regular verbal infinitives

Words derived from “بوییدن”

Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Persian بو →