Where does “دیوار” come from?
دیوار (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian دیوار, from Middle Persian dywʾl, from Old Persian *-wāra.
دیوار (Urdu): wall
Ancestry of “دیوار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دیوار | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | dywʾl | wall |
| 3 | Old Persian | *-wāra | — |