Where does “ਔਰਤ” come from?

ਔਰਤ (Punjabi) comes from Urdu عورت, from Classical Persian عَوْرَت, from Arabic عَوْرَة, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

ਔਰਤ (Punjabi): woman, lady

Definitions

  1. woman, lady

Ancestry of “ਔਰਤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduعورتwoman; wife
2Classical Persianعَوْرَت—
3Arabicعَوْرَةimperfection”, “nakedness; genitals; nudity;...
4Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye
Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوْرَة →Every word from Classical Persian عَوْرَت →