Where does “دفتری زبان” come from?
دفتری زبان (Urdu) comes from Urdu زبان, from Classical Persian زبان, from Middle Persian ŠNA, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
دفتری زبان (Urdu): official language
Definitions
- official language
Ancestry of “دفتری زبان”, step by step
دفتری زبان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu زبان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | زبان | tongue; language |
| 2 | Classical Persian | زبان | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ŠNA | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *hijwáH | tongue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
via Urdu دفتری
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | دفتری | — |