Where does “حَدِیث” come from?

حَدِیث (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic حَدِيث, from Arabic حَدَّثَ — to tell, relate, report.

Ancestry of “حَدِیث”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	حَدِيث	Prophetic tradition; new, recent, modern; story,...
2	Arabic	حَدَّثَ	to tell, relate, report