Where does “آب زم زم” come from?

آب زم زم (Gawar-Bati) comes from Urdu آب زمزم, from Urdu آب, from Classical Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

آب زم زم (Gawar-Bati): Zamzam

Definitions

  1. Zamzam

Ancestry of “آب زم زم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآب زمزمZamzam
2Urduآبwater; liquid; sparkle
3Classical Persianآبwater
4Middle Persianʾp̄water
5Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
6Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
7Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →