Where does “دلدرد” come from?

دلدرد (Persian) comes from Persian دل, from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

دلدرد (Persian): stomachache

Definitions

  1. stomachache

Ancestry of “دلدرد”, step by step

دلدرد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلheart; mind; courage
2Proto-Iranian*jā́rdheart
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰā́rdheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Persian درد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
2Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-—
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd →