Where does “خرده گرفتن” come from?

خرده گرفتن (Persian) comes from Persian گرفتن, from Middle Persian griftan.

خرده گرفتن (Persian): to find fault; to criticize pedantically

Definitions

  1. to find fault; to criticize pedantically

Ancestry of “خرده گرفتن”, step by step

خرده گرفتن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گرفتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتنto grab
2Middle Persiangriftan

via Persian خرده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخردهbit; part; particle
Every word from Middle Persian griftan