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Where does “याक़ूत” come from?

याक़ूत (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian یاقوت, from Arabic يَاقُوت, from Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος.

याक़ूत (Hindi): ruby; garnet

Definitions

  1. ruby; garnet

Ancestry of “याक़ूत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیاقوت—
2Arabicيَاقُوت—
3Ancient GreekῨ̔ᾰ́κινθος—
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