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

sarkar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali সরকার

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসরকারgovernment
2Classical Persianسرکار—

via Hindi सरकार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसरकारgovernment; a government of a nation
Every word from Classical Persian سرکار →Every word from Bengali সরকার →
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