Where does “فرزند” come from?
فرزند (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian فَرْزَنْد, from Middle Persian prznd, from Proto-Iranian frazanti-, from Proto-Iranian fra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
فرزند (Urdu): child; offspring; son
Ancestry of “فرزند”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | فَرْزَنْد | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | prznd | child, son |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | frazanti- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | fra- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |