Where does “бад” come from?

бад (Tajik) comes from Tajik баъд, from Arabic بَعْد.

бад (Tajik): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “бад”, step by step

бад traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tajik баъд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tajikбаъдafter
2Arabicبَعْد—

via Classical Persian بَد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبَد—
Every word from Arabic بَعْد →Every word from Tajik баъд →