Where does “کمبود” come from?

کمبود (Persian) comes from Persian کم, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 — little, small.

کمبود (Persian): shortage, lack

Definitions

  1. shortage, lack

Ancestry of “کمبود”, step by step

کمبود traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمfew; little; small
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬little, small

via Ottoman Turkish بود

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبود—
2Proto-Turkicbūtthigh; leg; leg, foot
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 →Every word from Persian کم →