Where does “जुदाई” come from?

जुदाई (Hindi) comes from Persian جدایی, from Persian جدا, from Middle Persian ywdtʾk', from Proto-Indo-Iranian yaw- — to separate, keep off.

जुदाई (Hindi): separation, parting, split; severance

Definitions

  1. separation, parting, split; severance

Ancestry of “जुदाई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجداییseparation; divorce
2Persianجداdivided; separated; isolated
3Middle Persianywdtʾk'separate, different
4Proto-Indo-Iranianyaw-to separate, keep off
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yaw- →Every word from Middle Persian ywdtʾk' →Every word from Persian جدا →