Where does “مادربزرگ” come from?

مادربزرگ (Persian) comes from Persian مادر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

مادربزرگ (Persian): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “مادربزرگ”, step by step

مادربزرگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مادر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمادرmother, mama
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥—
3Old Persian𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠mother
4Proto-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Persian بزرگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبزرگlarge, big; great; major
2Old Persian𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣great; big
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Iranian máHtā →