Where does “sabzi” come from?

sabzi (English) comes from Urdu سبزی, from Classical Persian سَبْزِی.

sabzi (English): a green vegetable; the larger leaves and the seed...

Definitions

  1. a green vegetable; the larger leaves and the seed...

Ancestry of “sabzi”, step by step

sabzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu سبزی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduسبزیvegetable; verdure
2Classical Persianسَبْزِی—

via Hindi सब्ज़ी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसब्ज़ीvegetable; verdure
2Classical Persianسبزی—
Every word from Classical Persian سَبْزِی →Every word from Urdu سبزی →