Where does “याददाश्त” come from?

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

याददाश्त (Hindi): memory

Definitions

  1. memory

Ancestry of “याददाश्त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیادداشتnote; memo
2Persianیادmemory
3Common Turkicyātalien, foreign, unfamiliar
Every word from Common Turkic yāt →Every word from Persian یاد →Every word from Persian یادداشت →