Where does “sarkari” come from?
sarkari (English) comes from Urdu سَرْکاری, from Hindi सरकारी, from Hindi सरकार, from Classical Persian سرکار.
sarkari (English): Governmental
Ancestry of “sarkari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Urdu | سَرْکاری | — |
| 2 | Hindi | सरकारी | governmental |
| 3 | Hindi | सरकार | government; a government of a nation |
| 4 | Classical Persian | سرکار | — |