Where does “گرم” come from?
گرم (Persian) comes from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
گرم (Persian): warm; gram; grief
Definitions
- warm; gram; grief
Ancestry of “گرم”, step by step
گرم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gramme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gramme | gram |
| 2 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Proto-Iranian garmáh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | garmáh | heat, warmth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gʰarmás | heat, warmth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |