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Where does “ban” come from?
ban (Palula) comes from Urdu بند, from Classical Persian بَنْد.
ban
(Palula): closed
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ban”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Urdu
بند
dot; closed
2
Classical Persian
بَنْد
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