Where does “بلا” come from?

بلا (Gawar-Bati) comes from Pashto بلا, from Persian بلا, from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.

بلا (Gawar-Bati): demon, jinn

Definitions

  1. demon, jinn

Ancestry of “بلا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoبلاmonster
2Persianبلاaffliction
3Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction

Words derived from “بلا”

Every word from Arabic بَلَاء →Every word from Persian بلا →Every word from Pashto بلا →
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