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Where does “اردو” come from?

اردو (Urdu) comes from Serbo-Croatian trk, from Proto-Slavic tъrkъ, from Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

اردو (Urdu): of or pertaining to the Urdu language; army, army...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the Urdu language; army, army...

Ancestry of “اردو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantrkrun, running
2Proto-Slavictъrkъrun, sprint
3Proto-Indo-Europeantŕ̥kʷ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “اردو”

  • урду
  • 烏爾都
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