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Firdaus
Firdaus comes from Indonesian firdaus ‘garden, Elysium, Eden, heaven, Heaven, paradise’, from Proto-Indo-European *péri ‘around’, and ultimately from *dʰeyǵʰ- ‘to knead, form’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeyǵʰ-‘to knead, form’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰóyǵʰos‘something formed’reconstructedderivative of *dʰeyǵʰ-
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*dʰáyȷ́ʰasreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péri‘around’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pari-reconstructed
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*paridayjah‘garden, orchard’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentفِرْدَوْس‘a group of gardens, Elysium, Eden, heaven, Heaven, paradise’
- Indonesianmodernfirdaus‘garden, Elysium, Eden, heaven, Heaven, paradise’
- EnglishtodayFirdaus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeyǵʰ-‘to knead, form’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰóyǵʰos‘something formed’reconstructedderivative of *dʰeyǵʰ-
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*dʰáyȷ́ʰasreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péri‘around’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pari-reconstructed
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*paridayjah‘garden, orchard’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentفِرْدَوْس‘a group of gardens, Elysium, Eden, heaven, Heaven, paradise’
- Indonesianmodernfirdaus‘garden, Elysium, Eden, heaven, Heaven, paradise’
- EnglishtodayFirdaus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- ‘to knead, form’
lady, figure, fiction, dough, faint, dairy, dey, fictitious, effigy, feign, feint, figment, 26 more
through Proto-Iranian *paridayjah ‘garden, orchard’
Today it means
name A surname from Indonesian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- / Firdaus