Where does “ham” come from?

ham (Turkish) comes from Persian خام, from Middle Persian hʾm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

ham (Turkish): raw

Definitions

  1. raw

Ancestry of “ham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخامcrude, raw
2Middle Persianhʾmcrude, raw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Middle Persian hʾm →