Where does “याद” come from?

याद (Hindi) comes from Persian یاد, from Common Turkic yāt — alien, foreign, unfamiliar.

याद (Hindi): a memory, recollection

Definitions

  1. a memory, recollection

Ancestry of “याद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیادmemory
2Common Turkicyātalien, foreign, unfamiliar
Every word from Common Turkic yāt →Every word from Persian یاد →
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