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Where does “جدائی” come from?

جدائی (Urdu) comes from Persian جدایی, from Persian جدا, from Middle Persian ywdtʾk', from Proto-Indo-Iranian yaw- — to separate, keep off.

جدائی (Urdu): separation; parting; split

Definitions

  1. separation; parting; split

Ancestry of “جدائی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجداییseparation; divorce
2Persianجداdivided; separated; isolated
3Middle Persianywdtʾk'separate, different
4Proto-Indo-Iranianyaw-to separate, keep off
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