Where does “بد” come from?
بد (Persian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
بد (Persian): bad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
Definitions
- bad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
Ancestry of “بد”, step by step
بد traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭯𐭥𐭭 | to; at; in |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Arabic عَمَل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَمَل | work, action, deed; deed; work, deed, act |
via Proto-Iranian *watah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *watah | — |