Where does “جواب” come from?
جواب (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian جواب, from Arabic جَوَاب — answer, reply.
جواب (Urdu): answer, reply, response
Ancestry of “جواب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | جواب | — |
| 2 | Arabic | جَوَاب | answer, reply |