Where does “برقع” come from?

برقع (Urdu) comes from Persian برقع, from Arabic بُرْقُع — veil.

برقع (Urdu): burqa, burka

Definitions

  1. burqa, burka

Ancestry of “برقع”, step by step

برقع traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian برقع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرقعburqa, burka; veil; mask
2Arabicبُرْقُعveil

via Classical Persian بُرْقَع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبُرْقَع—

Words derived from “برقع”

Every word from Arabic بُرْقُع →Every word from Persian برقع →