Where does “آبادی” come from?

آبادی (Gawar-Bati) comes from Urdu آبادی, from Persian آبادی, from Persian آباد, from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt', from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

آبادی (Gawar-Bati): house, residence

Definitions

  1. house, residence

Ancestry of “آبادی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآبادیpopulation; populousness; village
2Persianآبادیvillage; prosperity
3Persianآبادinhabitable; inhabited; populous
4Middle Persianʾp̄ʾt'populous; thriving, affluent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt' →Every word from Persian آباد →