Where does “خبر نبودم” come from?

خبر نبودم (Persian) comes from Persian خبر, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

خبر نبودم (Persian): I didn't know (that)

Definitions

  1. I didn't know (that)

Ancestry of “خبر نبودم”, step by step

خبر نبودم traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خبر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخبرnews; information, intelligence, knowledge
2Arabicخَبَرnews, information

via Ottoman Turkish بود

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبود—
2Proto-Turkicbūtthigh; leg; leg, foot

via Persian ـم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـمFirst-person singular possessive suffix
Every word from Arabic خَبَر →Every word from Persian خبر →