Where does “درود” come from?
درود (Urdu) comes from Persian درود, from Middle Persian drwd, from Old Persian druwatā-, from Old Persian 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺, from Proto-Iranian *druwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰruwás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰru-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
درود (Urdu): durood
Definitions
- durood
Ancestry of “درود”, step by step
درود traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian درود
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | درود | hello; hi; hail; greeting; health |
| 2 | Middle Persian | drwd | well-being, health, welfare |
| 3 | Old Persian | druwatā- | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *druwáh | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰruwás | fixed, firm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰru-wó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Classical Persian دُرُود
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دُرُود | — |