Where does “تعداد” come from?
تعداد (Persian) comes from Arabic عد, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.
تعداد (Persian): number, quantity
Ancestry of “تعداد”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عد | to count; to consider; verbal noun of عَدَّ |
| 2 | Arabic | د | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اِسْتَخْدَمَ | to use, hire |