Where does “ਦੁਆ” come from?

ਦੁਆ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian دعا, from Arabic دُعَاء, from Arabic دَعَا — to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...

ਦੁਆ (Punjabi): prayer, supplication; du'a'

Definitions

  1. prayer, supplication; du'a'

Ancestry of “ਦੁਆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدعا—
2Arabicدُعَاءprayer; invocation, supplication; supplication
3Arabicدَعَاto call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...
Every word from Arabic دَعَا →Every word from Arabic دُعَاء →Every word from Classical Persian دعا →