Where does “ناکام” come from?

ناکام (Persian) comes from Persian کام, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭪, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶, from Proto-Iranian káHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

ناکام (Persian): unsuccessful (at achieving a goal or desire)

Definitions

  1. unsuccessful (at achieving a goal or desire)

Ancestry of “ناکام”, step by step

ناکام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکامdesire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,...
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭬𐭪wish
3Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎶wish; desire
4Proto-IraniankáHmahwish, desire
5Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Persian نا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناnon-; un-; -less

Words derived from “ناکام”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →