Where does “اونٹ” come from?

اونٹ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Sanskrit उष्ट्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan úṣṭras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian úštras, from Proto-Indo-European úǵtr-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

اونٹ (Urdu): camel, dromedary

Definitions

  1. camel, dromedary

Ancestry of “اونٹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝—
2Sanskritउष्ट्रbuffalo; camel; a wagon or a cart drawn by either
3Proto-Indo-Aryanúṣṭras—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianúštrascamel; buffalo
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúǵtr-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úǵtr-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian úštras →