Where does “دکان دار” come from?

دکان دار (Urdu) comes from Urdu دکان, from Classical Persian دُکَان.

دکان دار (Urdu): shopkeeper

Definitions

  1. shopkeeper

Ancestry of “دکان دار”, step by step

دکان دار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu دکان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدکانshop; store
2Classical Persianدُکَان—

via Urdu ـدار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduـدار—
Every word from Classical Persian دُکَان →Every word from Urdu دکان →