Where does “بد” come from?

بد (Ottoman Turkish) 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.

بد (Ottoman Turkish): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “بد”, step by step

بد traces back through two 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 Classical Persian بَد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبَد—

Words derived from “بد”

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