Where does “याद” come from?
याद (Hindi) comes from Persian یاد, from Common Turkic yāt — alien, foreign, unfamiliar.
याद (Hindi): a memory, recollection
Ancestry of “याद”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | یاد | memory |
| 2 | Common Turkic | yāt | alien, foreign, unfamiliar |