Where does “ఉర్దూ” come from?

ఉర్దూ (Telugu) comes from Classical Persian اردو, from Proto-Turkic ordu — army, camp.

ఉర్దూ (Telugu): Urdu language

Definitions

  1. Urdu language

Ancestry of “ఉర్దూ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاردو—
2Proto-Turkicorduarmy, camp
Every word from Proto-Turkic ordu →Every word from Classical Persian اردو →