Where does “badem” come from?

badem (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بادم, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

badem (Turkish): almond

Definitions

  1. almond

Ancestry of “badem”, step by step

badem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بادم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishبادمAlternative form of بادام
2Classical Persianبادام—
3Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—

via Persian بادام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبادامalmond
2Pahlavi𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬—

Words derived from “badem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →
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