Where does “سرد” come from?
سرد (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit शरद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćarHáts, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
سرد (Urdu): autumn; fall; cold
Ancestry of “سرد”, step by step
سرد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit शरद्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शरद् | autumn, autumnal season comprising the two months... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćarHáts | autumn, summer; year |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Classical Persian سرد
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | سرد | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | slt' | cold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |