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Where does “पाक” come from?

पाक (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian پاک, from Middle Persian pʾk' — clean, pure, holy.

पाक (Hindi): clean, pure

Definitions

  1. clean, pure

Ancestry of “पाक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپاک—
2Middle Persianpʾk'clean, pure, holy

Words derived from “पाक”

  • पाकिस्तानी
  • पाकिस्तान
  • पाकिस्तान
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