Where does “ਦਰਦ” come from?

ਦਰਦ (Punjabi) comes from Persian درد, from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

ਦਰਦ (Punjabi): pain; sorrow, grief

Definitions

  1. pain; sorrow, grief

Ancestry of “ਦਰਦ”, step by step

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