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

Definitions

  1. child; offspring; son

Ancestry of “فرزند”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianفَرْزَنْد—
2Middle Persianprzndchild, son
3Proto-Iranianfrazanti-—
4Proto-Iranianfra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “فرزند”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →