Where does “मेवा” come from?

मेवा (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian میوه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭩𐭥𐭪 — fruit.

मेवा (Hindi): dried fruit or nut

Definitions

  1. dried fruit or nut

Ancestry of “मेवा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمیوه
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭩𐭥𐭪fruit
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭩𐭥𐭪Every word from Classical Persian میوه