Where does “ضرب” come from?
ضرب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic ضَرْب, from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
ضرب (Ottoman Turkish): a hitting, striking, beating, battering
Definitions
- a hitting, striking, beating, battering