Where does “ناامید” come from?

ناامید (Urdu) comes from Persian ناامید, from Persian امید, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲, from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš — hope, belief, faith.

ناامید (Urdu): hopeless

Definitions

  1. hopeless

Ancestry of “ناامید”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناامیدhopeless
2Persianامیدhope
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲hope
4Proto-Iranian*hamwátišhope, belief, faith
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲 →Every word from Persian امید →