Where does “ਬੁਨਿਆਦ” come from?

ਬੁਨਿਆਦ (Punjabi) comes from Persian بنیاد, from Middle Persian bun-dāt, from Old Persian buna datiy — placed it in the foundation.

ਬੁਨਿਆਦ (Punjabi): foundation, basis, origin, source

Definitions

  1. foundation, basis, origin, source

Ancestry of “ਬੁਨਿਆਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبنیادfoundation, basis; foundation, trust
2Middle Persianbun-dāt—
3Old Persianbuna datiyplaced it in the foundation

Words derived from “ਬੁਨਿਆਦ”

Every word from Old Persian buna datiy →Every word from Middle Persian bun-dāt →Every word from Persian بنیاد →