Where does “پدربزرگ” come from?

پدربزرگ (Persian) comes from Persian پدر, from Pahlavi 𐭓‎𐭐𐭃, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

پدربزرگ (Persian): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “پدربزرگ”, step by step

پدربزرگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پدر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپدرfather
2Pahlavi𐭓‎𐭐𐭃—
3Old Persian𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠father
4Proto-IranianpHtā́father
5Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Persian بزرگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبزرگlarge, big; great; major
2Old Persian𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣great; big
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́ →