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
Ancestry of “درد”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *dr̥ti- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰṛ-to- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |