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
Ancestry of “ਔਰਤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Urdu | عورت | woman; wife |
| 2 | Classical Persian | عَوْرَت | — |
| 3 | Arabic | عَوْرَة | imperfection”, “nakedness; genitals; nudity;... |
| 4 | Arabic | عَوِرَ | to lose an eye |