Where does “ادب” come from?

ادب (Urdu) comes from Persian ادب, from Arabic أَدَب, from Persian دب.

ادب (Urdu): discipline; training; politeness

Definitions

  1. discipline; training; politeness

Ancestry of “ادب”, step by step

ادب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ادب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianادبpoliteness; respect; reverence
2Arabicأَدَبdiscipline; courtesy; decency
3Persianدب—

via Classical Persian اَدَب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَدَب—

Words derived from “ادب”

Every word from Persian دب →Every word from Arabic أَدَب →Every word from Persian ادب →