Where does “ਮਾਦਾ” come from?

ਮਾਦਾ (Punjabi) comes from Persian ماده, from Arabic مَادَّة — matter, substance.

ਮਾਦਾ (Punjabi): female, feminine

Definitions

  1. female, feminine

Ancestry of “ਮਾਦਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمادهfemale; matter; material
2Arabicمَادَّةmatter, substance
Every word from Arabic مَادَّة →Every word from Persian ماده →
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