Where does “ਜਵਾਬ” come from?

ਜਵਾਬ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian جواب, from Arabic جَوَاب — answer, reply.

ਜਵਾਬ (Punjabi): answer, response

Definitions

  1. answer, response

Ancestry of “ਜਵਾਬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجواب—
2Arabicجَوَابanswer, reply
Every word from Arabic جَوَاب →Every word from Classical Persian جواب →
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