Where does “فرمانده” come from?

فرمانده (Persian) comes from Persian فرمان, from Middle Persian plmʾn', from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

فرمانده (Persian): commander, general

Definitions

  1. commander, general

Ancestry of “فرمانده”, step by step

فرمانده traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian فرمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفرمانcommand, order; decree, edict; steering wheel
2Middle Persianplmʾn'order, command
3Old Persian𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠command
4Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam—
5Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Persian ده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدهten
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭲𐭠—
3Old Persian𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢land, country
4Proto-Iraniandáhyuš—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam →