Where does “دشمن” come from?
دشمن (Persian) comes from Middle Persian dwšmn', from Proto-Iranian dušmánah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dušmánas, from Proto-Indo-European dusmenḗs, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.
دشمن (Persian): enemy
Definitions
- enemy
Ancestry of “دشمن”, step by step
دشمن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian dwšmn'
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | dwšmn' | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | dušmánah | ill-dispositioned, hostile; enemy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dušmánas | ill-dispositioned; perverse-minded;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dusmenḗs | ill-disposed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |