Where does “وصیت‌نامه” come from?

وصیت‌نامه (Persian) comes from Persian نامه, from Middle Persian nʾmk'.

وصیت‌نامه (Persian): will, testament

Definitions

  1. will, testament

Ancestry of “وصیت‌نامه”, step by step

وصیت‌نامه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نامه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامهbook; letter
2Middle Persiannʾmk'—

via Persian وَصِیَّت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوَصِیَّت—
Every word from Middle Persian nʾmk' →Every word from Persian نامه →