Where does “باد” come from?

باد (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

باد (Persian): wind; Third-person singular present subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. wind; Third-person singular present subjunctive...

Ancestry of “باد”, step by step

باد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Persian بواد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبواد—
2Middle Persianbawād—

Words derived from “باد”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →