Where does “بیمار” come from?

بیمار (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian بیمار, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

بیمار (Urdu): ill; sick

Definitions

  1. ill; sick

Ancestry of “بیمار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبیمار—
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫sick, ill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫 →Every word from Classical Persian بیمار →