Where does “عهد‌نامه” come from?

عهد‌نامه (Persian) comes from Arabic عهد, from Arabic عَهْد — covenant.

عهد‌نامه (Persian): treaty

Definitions

  1. treaty

Ancestry of “عهد‌نامه”, step by step

عهد‌نامه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عهد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعهدto further; to care, to be cognizant of, to know;...
2Arabicعَهْدcovenant

via Persian نامه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامهbook; letter
2Middle Persiannʾmk'—
Every word from Arabic عَهْد →Every word from Arabic عهد →