Where does “бӯйидан” come from?

бӯйидан (Tajik) comes from Persian بوییدن, from Persian بو, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

бӯйидан (Tajik): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “бӯйидан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبوییدنto smell; to sniff
2Persianبوsmell, scent; father, dad, daddy; grandfather
3Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
4Arabicأَبfather
Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Persian بو →