Where does “گم” come from?
گم (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian wi-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
گم (Persian): lost; missing
Ancestry of “گم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | wi- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |