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Where does “derd” come from?

derd (Zazaki) comes from Persian درد, from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

derd (Zazaki): pain, anguish, sorrow, worry, distress

Definitions

  1. pain, anguish, sorrow, worry, distress

Ancestry of “derd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
2Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-—
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea
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