Where does “बारूत” come from?
बारूत (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian باروت, from Ottoman Turkish باروت, from Persian باروت, from Arabic بارود, from Arabic بَرُود — a soothing collyrium used against inflammation...
बारूत (Hindi): gunpowder
Ancestry of “बारूत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | باروت | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باروت | gunpowder |
| 3 | Persian | باروت | saltpetre; gunpowder |
| 4 | Arabic | بارود | saltpetre; gunpowder |
| 5 | Arabic | بَرُود | a soothing collyrium used against inflammation... |