Where does “کم‌مایه” come from?

کم‌مایه (Persian) comes from Persian مایه, from Middle Persian mʾtk' — essence, substance.

کم‌مایه (Persian): lacking in money; with little capital

Definitions

  1. lacking in money; with little capital

Ancestry of “کم‌مایه”, step by step

کم‌مایه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مایه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمایهstuff, matter, substance, essence; leaven, yeast,...
2Middle Persianmʾtk'essence, substance

via Persian کم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمfew; little; small
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬little, small
Every word from Middle Persian mʾtk' →Every word from Persian مایه →