Where does “બદર” come from?
બદર (Gujarati) comes from Persian بدر, from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
બદર (Gujarati): Indian plum
Definitions
- Indian plum
Ancestry of “બદર”, step by step
બદર traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian بدر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بدر | full moon |
| 2 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |