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Where does “ग़ुलाम” come from?

ग़ुलाम (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian غلام, from Arabic غُلَام.

ग़ुलाम (Hindi): slave, servant

Definitions

  1. slave, servant

Ancestry of “ग़ुलाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianغلام—
2Arabicغُلَام—
Every word from Arabic غُلَام →