Where does “درد” come from?

درد (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian درد, from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

درد (Ottoman Turkish): pain, suffering, agony; disease, illness;...

Definitions

  1. pain, suffering, agony; disease, illness;...

Ancestry of “درد”, step by step

درد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian درد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
2Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

via Classical Persian درد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدرد

Words derived from “درد

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-Every word from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-