Where does “توقع” come from?

توقع (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian تَوَقُّع, from Arabic توقع, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

توقع (Punjabi): hope, expectation

Definitions

  1. hope, expectation

Ancestry of “توقع”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتَوَقُّع—
2Arabicتوقعto expect something, to look for, to prepare oneself for, to anticipate, to hope
3Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Nabataean𐢏—
5Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →