Where does “dud” come from?

dud (Uzbek) comes from Persian دود, from Proto-Iranian duHmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dud (Uzbek): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “dud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدودsmoke; sadness, anguish
2Proto-IranianduHmáh—
3Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →