Where does “ઉર્દૂ” come from?
ઉર્દૂ (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian اُرْدُو, from Proto-Turkic ordu — army, camp.
ઉર્દૂ (Gujarati): camp, encampment, cantonment; bazaar; army,...
Definitions
- camp, encampment, cantonment; bazaar; army,...
Ancestry of “ઉર્દૂ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | اُرْدُو | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | ordu | army, camp |