Where does “نابود” come from?

نابود (Persian) comes from Persian بودن, from Middle Persian būdan, from Old Persian پ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂-.

نابود (Persian): nonexistent

Definitions

  1. nonexistent

Ancestry of “نابود”, step by step

نابود traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بودن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبودنto be; to exist
2Middle Persianbūdan—
3Old Persianپ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewh₂-—

via Persian ناـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناـun-, non-, in
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “نابود”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂- →Every word from Old Persian پ →Every word from Middle Persian būdan →