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

  1. hello; hi; hail; greeting; health

Ancestry of “درود”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandrwdwell-being, health, welfare
2Old Persiandruwatā-
3Old Persian𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺
4Proto-Iranian*druwáh
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰruwásfixed, firm
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰru-wó-s
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “درود

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰru-wó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰruwás