Where does “مردہ باد” come from?

مردہ باد (Urdu) comes from Persian مرده باد, from Persian باد, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

مردہ باد (Urdu): down with, death to...!

Definitions

  1. down with, death to...!

Ancestry of “مردہ باد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمرده باد—
2Persianبادwind; Third-person singular present subjunctive...
3Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “مردہ باد”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →