Where does “دوستکام” come from?

دوستکام (Persian) comes from Persian کام, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭪, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶, from Proto-Iranian káHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

دوستکام (Persian): beloved

Definitions

  1. beloved

Ancestry of “دوستکام”, step by step

دوستکام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکامdesire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,...
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭬𐭪wish
3Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎶wish; desire
4Proto-IraniankáHmahwish, desire
5Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Persian دوست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوستfriend
2Middle Persian𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩friend
3Old Persian𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠friend
4Proto-Iranian*jawštā́

Words derived from “دوستکام

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas