Where does “کام” come from?

کام (Persian) comes 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.

کام (Persian): desire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,...

Definitions

  1. desire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,...

Ancestry of “کام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭠𐭬𐭪wish
2Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎶wish; desire
3Proto-IraniankáHmahwish, desire
4Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

Words derived from “کام”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →