Where does “آبادی” come from?

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

آبادی (Urdu): population; populousness; village

Definitions

  1. population; populousness; village

Ancestry of “آبادی”, step by step

آبادی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آبادی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآبادیvillage; prosperity
2Persianآبادinhabitable; inhabited; populous
3Middle Persianʾp̄ʾt'populous; thriving, affluent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Classical Persian آبادی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآبادی—
2Middle Persianʾp̄ʾt'yh—

Words derived from “آبادی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt' →Every word from Persian آباد →