Where does “गवाह” come from?

गवाह (Hindi) comes from Persian گواه, from Middle Persian gwk'dy.

गवाह (Hindi): witness

Definitions

  1. witness

Ancestry of “गवाह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگواهwitness; evidence
2Middle Persiangwk'dy—
Every word from Middle Persian gwk'dy →Every word from Persian گواه →