Where does “தர்கா” come from?

தர்கா (Tamil) comes from Urdu درگاہ, from Persian درگاه, from Middle Persian dlgʾs.

தர்கா (Tamil): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “தர்கா”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدرگاہthreshold
2Persianدرگاهdoorway, threshold; portal, entrance; dargah
3Middle Persiandlgʾs—
Every word from Middle Persian dlgʾs →Every word from Persian درگاه →Every word from Urdu درگاہ →