Where does “فیلمی” come from?
فیلمی (Persian) comes from Persian فیلم, from French film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
فیلمی (Persian): of a film; about movies; movies, film
Definitions
- of a film; about movies; movies, film
Ancestry of “فیلمی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | فیلم | film, movie |
| 2 | French | film | movie, film |
| 3 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |