Where does “دردناک” come from?

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

دردناک (Persian): painful, sore, aching

Definitions

  1. painful, sore, aching

Ancestry of “دردناک”, step by step

دردناک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian درد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
2Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

via Persian ـناک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـناکpolluted with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd-