Where does “ناکامی” come from?
ناکامی (Persian) comes from Persian ناکام, 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.
ناکامی (Persian): failure (to attain a goal)
Definitions
- failure (to attain a goal)
Ancestry of “ناکامی”, step by step
ناکامی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ناکام
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ناکام | unsuccessful (at achieving a goal or desire) |
| 2 | Persian | کام | desire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭬𐭪 | wish |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎶 | wish; desire |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | káHmah | wish, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |