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Where does “drwd” come from?

drwd (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian druwatā-, from Old Persian 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺, from Proto-Iranian *druwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰruwás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰru-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

drwd (Middle Persian): well-being, health, welfare

Definitions

  1. well-being, health, welfare

Ancestry of “drwd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persiandruwatā-—
2Old Persian𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺—
3Proto-Iranian*druwáh—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰruwásfixed, firm
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰru-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “drwd”

  • durood
  • dülger
  • dulgher
  • դուրգար
  • Դուրգարյան
  • درودگر
  • درگر
  • درود
  • dülgər
  • درود
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