Where does “बहादुर” come from?

बहादुर (Hindi) comes from Persian بهادر, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, from Proto-Mongolic *baxatur, from Proto-Turkic bagatur — hero.

बहादुर (Hindi): brave, valiant; hero, champion

Definitions

  1. brave, valiant; hero, champion

Ancestry of “बहादुर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبهادرpaladin, champion
2Mongolianᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷhero
3Classical Mongolianᠪᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
4Mongolianᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ—
5Proto-Mongolic*baxatur—
6Proto-Turkicbagaturhero

Words derived from “बहादुर”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bagatur →Every word from Proto-Mongolic *baxatur →Every word from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ →