Where does “بباد” come from?

بباد (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit विवाद, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

بباد (Urdu): argument; discussion; debate

Definitions

  1. argument; discussion; debate

Ancestry of “بباد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविवादargument, altercation, dispute
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →