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Where does “مدهوش” come from?

مدهوش (Persian) comes from Persian مد, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

مدهوش (Persian): unconscious; drunk, intoxicated; besotted,...

Definitions

  1. unconscious; drunk, intoxicated; besotted,...

Ancestry of “مدهوش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمد—
2Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
3Middle Frenchmode—
4Old Frenchmode—
5Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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