Where does “durood” come from?
durood (English) comes from Urdu درود, from Persian درود, from Middle Persian drwd, from Old Persian druwatā-, from Old Persian 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺, from Proto-Iranian *druwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰruwás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰru-wó-s — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
durood (English): The uttering of specific phrases to compliment...
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- The uttering of specific phrases to compliment...
Ancestry of “durood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | درود | durood |
| 2 | Persian | درود | hello; hi; hail; greeting; health |
| 3 | Middle Persian | drwd | well-being, health, welfare |
| 4 | Old Persian | druwatā- | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *druwáh | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰruwás | fixed, firm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰru-wó-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |