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Rudaba
Rudaba comes from Persian آب ‘water’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hā́ps‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hā́fš‘water’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEa-p-i-y-atransliteratedoriginal script a-p-i-y-a, a transliteration‘into the water’
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEʾp̄‘water’
- Persianc. 900–presentآبâb‘water’
- Persian, derivedc. 900–presentـه-e
- Persian, derivedc. 900–presentرودابه
- EnglishtodayRudaba
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hā́ps‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hā́fš‘water’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEa-p-i-y-atransliteratedoriginal script a-p-i-y-a, a transliteration‘into the water’
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEʾp̄‘water’
- Persianc. 900–presentآبâb‘water’
- Persian, derivedc. 900–presentـه-e
- Persian, derivedc. 900–presentرودابه
- EnglishtodayRudaba
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’
attitude, apex, apt, ape, aptitude, aven, attitudinal, 22 more
Today it means
name A female given name from Persian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- / Rudaba