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
Ancestry of “تلخ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | talx | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tákram | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ténkl̥- | buttermilk |