Where does “क़ुरबान” come from?
क़ुरबान (Hindi) comes from Arabic قُرْبَان, from Ottoman Turkish بیرام, from Common Turkic badram, from Iranian word.
क़ुरबान (Hindi): sacrifice, giving up; sacrificial offering
Definitions
- sacrifice, giving up; sacrificial offering
Ancestry of “क़ुरबान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قُرْبَان | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بیرام | holy feast, holy day, festival |
| 3 | Common Turkic | badram | — |
| 4 | Iranian | word | — |