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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبودنto be; to exist
2Middle Persianbūdan—
3Old Persianپ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂- →