Where does “وطن‌فروش” come from?

وطن‌فروش (Persian) comes from Persian فروختن, from Pahlavi frōxtan, from Proto-Iranian fra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

وطن‌فروش (Persian): traitor, sellout

Definitions

  1. traitor, sellout

Ancestry of “وطن‌فروش”, step by step

وطن‌فروش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian فروختن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفروختنto sell
2Pahlavifrōxtan—
3Proto-Iranianfra-toward, forward
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Persian وطن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوطنhomeland, home country; motherland, fatherland,...
2Arabicوَطَنnation; homeland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →