Where does “باد” come from?

باد (Ushojo) comes from Pashto 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.

باد (Ushojo): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “باد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoبادwind
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →