Where does “बद” come from?

बद (Hindi) comes from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

बद (Hindi): bad; evil, wicked; inauspicious

Definitions

  1. bad; evil, wicked; inauspicious

Ancestry of “बद”, step by step

बद traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
2Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
3Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
4Proto-Iranian*rādi-
5Proto-Iranian*rād-
6Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Sanskrit वेद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Sanskrit वृन्ध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृन्ध

Words derived from “बद

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-