Where does “درد” come from?

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

درد (Persian): pain; ache; affliction

Definitions

  1. pain; ache; affliction

Ancestry of “درد”, step by step

درد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-—
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

via Middle Persian dlt'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandlt'pain

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- →