Where does “کم” come from?

کم (Urdu) comes from Persian کم, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 — little, small.

کم (Urdu): less in lower degree; to smaller extent

Definitions

  1. less in lower degree; to smaller extent

Ancestry of “کم”, step by step

کم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمfew; little; small
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬little, small

via Classical Persian کم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکم—

Words derived from “کم”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 →Every word from Persian کم →