Where does “ватанфурӯш” come from?
ватанфурӯш (Tajik) comes from Tajik фурӯхтан, from Persian فروختن, from Pahlavi frōxtan, from Proto-Iranian fra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
ватанфурӯш (Tajik): traitor, sellout
Definitions
- traitor, sellout
Ancestry of “ватанфурӯш”, step by step
ватанфурӯш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tajik фурӯхтан
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajik | фурӯхтан | to sell |
| 2 | Persian | فروختن | to sell |
| 3 | Pahlavi | frōxtan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | fra- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |