Where does “ਜਿਦ” come from?

ਜਿਦ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian ضد, from Arabic ضِدّ.

ਜਿਦ (Punjabi): rivalry, contention

Definitions

  1. rivalry, contention

Ancestry of “ਜਿਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianضد—
2Arabicضِدّ—
Every word from Arabic ضِدّ →Every word from Classical Persian ضد →