Where does “ഉർദു” come from?

ഉർദു (Malayalam) comes from Urdu اردو, from Serbo-Croatian trk, from Proto-Slavic tъrkъ, from Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

ഉർദു (Malayalam): Urdu language

Definitions

  1. Urdu language

Ancestry of “ഉർദു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduاردوof or pertaining to the Urdu language; army, army...
2Serbo-Croatiantrkrun, running
3Proto-Slavictъrkъrun, sprint
4Proto-Indo-Europeantŕ̥kʷ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъrkъ →