Where does “کمتر” come from?

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

کمتر (Persian): less, fewer

Definitions

  1. less, fewer

Ancestry of “کمتر”, step by step

کمتر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کم

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

via Persian ـتر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـترa suffix forming the comparative degree of an adjective
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 →Every word from Persian کم →