Where does “پیامبر” come from?

پیامبر (Persian) comes from Persian پیغامبر, from Middle Persian pgtʾmbl, from Middle Persian -bl.

پیامبر (Persian): prophet, messenger

Definitions

  1. prophet, messenger

Ancestry of “پیامبر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianپیغامبرAlternative form of پیغمبر
2Middle Persianpgtʾmblprophet
3Middle Persian-bl—
Every word from Middle Persian -bl →Every word from Middle Persian pgtʾmbl →Every word from Persian پیغامبر →