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Where does “دُرْدِيّ” come from?

دُرْدِيّ (Arabic) comes from Persian درد, from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

دُرْدِيّ (Arabic): liquid sediment, lees, amurca

Definitions

  1. liquid sediment, lees, amurca

Ancestry of “دُرْدِيّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
2Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-—
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

Words derived from “دُرْدِيّ”

  • tartar
  • tartarly
  • tartarous
  • tartarize
  • tartarine
  • tartrelic acid
  • tartarise
  • tartralic acid
  • tartarization
  • tartre
  • tartarum
  • τάρταρον
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →