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Where does “ਮਿਸਲ” come from?

ਮਿਸਲ (Punjabi) comes from Arabic مثل, from Arabic مَثَل — proverb; example, model, ideal; fable, proverb.

Ancestry of “ਮਿਸਲ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمثلto resemble, to look like; to imitate, to copy;...
2Arabicمَثَلproverb; example, model, ideal; fable, proverb

Words derived from “ਮਿਸਲ”

  • misl
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