Where does “ਮਕਾਨ” come from?

ਮਕਾਨ (Punjabi) comes from Persian مکان, from Arabic مَكَان — place, location.

ਮਕਾਨ (Punjabi): house, home, residence, dwelling

Definitions

  1. house, home, residence, dwelling

Ancestry of “ਮਕਾਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمکانplace, location, position; status, dignity
2Arabicمَكَانplace, location
Every word from Arabic مَكَان →Every word from Persian مکان →
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