Where does “اخبار والا” come from?

اخبار والا (Urdu) comes from Urdu اخبار, from Classical Persian اَخْبَار, from Arabic أَخْبَار.

اخبار والا (Urdu): newspaper-seller

Definitions

  1. newspaper-seller

Ancestry of “اخبار والا”, step by step

اخبار والا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu اخبار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduاخبارplural of خبر; newspaper, gazette, journal
2Classical Persianاَخْبَار
3Arabicأَخْبَار

via Persian والا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوالاotherwise, or else; great; eminent
2Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
3Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
Every word from Arabic أَخْبَارEvery word from Classical Persian اَخْبَارEvery word from Urdu اخبار