Where does “تلخ” come from?

تلخ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian talx, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tákram, from Proto-Indo-European ténkl̥- — buttermilk.

تلخ (Persian): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “تلخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiantalx—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantákrambuttermilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténkl̥-buttermilk

Words derived from “تلخ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténkl̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tákram →Every word from Middle Persian talx →