Where does “درود” come from?
درود (Persian) comes from Middle Persian drwd, from Old Persian druwatā-, from Old Persian 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺, from Proto-Iranian *druwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰruwás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰru-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
درود (Persian): hello; hi; hail; greeting; health
Definitions
- hello; hi; hail; greeting; health
Ancestry of “درود”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | drwd | well-being, health, welfare |
| 2 | Old Persian | druwatā- | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *druwáh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰruwás | fixed, firm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰru-wó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “درود”