Where does “ਸਾਊਦੀ ਅਰਬ” come from?

ਸਾਊਦੀ ਅਰਬ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਅਰਬ, from Classical Persian عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

Ancestry of “ਸਾਊਦੀ ਅਰਬ”, step by step

ਸਾਊਦੀ ਅਰਬ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਅਰਬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PunjabiਅਰਬArabs
2Classical Persianعَرَب—
3ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
4Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

via Punjabi ਸਾਊਦੀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PunjabiਸਾਊਦੀSaudi, Saudi Arabian
2ArabicسعوديSaudi
3Arabicسُعُود—
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic عَرَب →Every word from Classical Persian عَرَب →