Where does “murdabad” come from?
murdabad (English) comes from Urdu مردہ باد, from Persian مرده باد, from Persian باد, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
murdabad (English): A shout of hatred; "death to"
Definitions
- A shout of hatred; "death to"
Ancestry of “murdabad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | مردہ باد | down with, death to...! |
| 2 | Persian | مرده باد | — |
| 3 | Persian | باد | wind; Third-person singular present subjunctive... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *HwáHatah | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwáHatas | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |