Where does “ډاکه” come from?

ډاکه (Pashto) comes from Urdu ڈھاکَہ, from Bengali ঢাকা, from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 — to shut, close.

Ancestry of “ډاکه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduڈھاکَہ—
2Bengaliঢাকাcovered
3Prakrit𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇to shut, close
Every word from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 →Every word from Bengali ঢাকা →Every word from Urdu ڈھاکَہ →
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