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Where does “sarkar” come from?

sarkar (English) comes from Bengali সরকার, from Classical Persian سرکار.

sarkar (English): An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim...

Definitions

  1. An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim...

Ancestry of “sarkar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসরকারgovernment
2Classical Persianسرکار—
Every word from Classical Persian سرکار →