First time I realised this was GCSE History lessons, looking at first world war posters like this one and going "huh, to-day with a hyphen…"
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/27774
Badnami is Persian and literally means bad-name (like defamation of character).
English word origins are a fascinating rabbit hole.
Badnami is Persian and literally means bad-name (like defamation of character).
English word origins are a fascinating rabbit hole.