Where does “ਅਬਾਦ” come from?

ਅਬਾਦ (Punjabi) comes from Persian آباد, from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt', from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

ਅਬਾਦ (Punjabi): developed, inhabited, cultivated

Definitions

  1. developed, inhabited, cultivated

Ancestry of “ਅਬਾਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآبادinhabitable; inhabited; populous
2Middle Persianʾp̄ʾt'populous; thriving, affluent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt' →Every word from Persian آباد →