Where does “Urdu” come from?
Urdu comes from Persian اردو, which derives from Proto-Turkic ordu, originally meaning a military camp or encampment.
Urdu (English): Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with...
Definitions
- Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with...
Ancestry of “Urdu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | اردو | of or pertaining to the Urdu language; army, army... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | trk | run, running |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tъrkъ | run, sprint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tŕ̥kʷ-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |