Where does “تعجب کردن” come from?

تعجب کردن (Persian) comes from Persian کردن, from Middle Persian krtn', from Old Persian kar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

تعجب کردن (Persian): to wonder

Definitions

  1. to wonder

Ancestry of “تعجب کردن”, step by step

تعجب کردن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کردن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکردنto do; to make; to engage in a sexual act with
2Middle Persiankrtn'—
3Old Persiankar-to do, make, build
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Persian تعجب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتعجبastonishment
2Arabicتَعَجُّب—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar- →Every word from Old Persian kar- →