Where does “بحث” come from?

بحث (Gawar-Bati) comes from Urdu بحث, from Classical Persian بحث, from Arabic بَحْث — quest; examination.

بحث (Gawar-Bati): repetition

Definitions

  1. repetition

Ancestry of “بحث”, step by step

بحث traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu بحث

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبحثdiscussion
2Classical Persianبحث—
3Arabicبَحْثquest; examination

via Pashto بحث

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoبحث—
2Persianبحثdiscussion; argument
Every word from Arabic بَحْث →Every word from Classical Persian بحث →Every word from Urdu بحث →