Where does “ਗਵਾਹ” come from?

ਗਵਾਹ (Punjabi) comes from Persian گواه, from Middle Persian gwk'dy.

ਗਵਾਹ (Punjabi): witness

Definitions

  1. witness

Ancestry of “ਗਵਾਹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگواهwitness; evidence
2Middle Persiangwk'dy—
Every word from Middle Persian gwk'dy →Every word from Persian گواه →
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