Where does “misl” come from?
misl (English) comes from Punjabi ਮਿਸਲ, from Arabic مثل, from Arabic مَثَل — proverb; example, model, ideal; fable, proverb.
misl (English): Any of the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh...
Definitions
- Any of the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh...
Ancestry of “misl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Punjabi | ਮਿਸਲ | Any of the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh Confederacy that rose during the eighteenth century in the Punjab |
| 2 | Arabic | مثل | to resemble, to look like; to imitate, to copy;... |
| 3 | Arabic | مَثَل | proverb; example, model, ideal; fable, proverb |