Where does “tünd” come from?

tünd (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian تند, from Middle Persian twnd, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tünd (Azerbaijani): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “tünd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتندfast; spicy; quickly
2Middle Persiantwndsharp, violent
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Middle Persian twnd →