Where does “ذکر خیر” come from?

ذکر خیر (Urdu) comes from Urdu ذکر, from Classical Persian ذکر, from Arabic ذِكْر — remembrance; mention; recollection, memory;...

ذکر خیر (Urdu): a tribute, commemoration, good word

Definitions

  1. a tribute, commemoration, good word

Ancestry of “ذکر خیر”, step by step

ذکر خیر traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu ذکر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduذکرpenis; mention
2Classical Persianذکر
3Arabicذِكْرremembrance; mention; recollection, memory;...

via Persian ِ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianِ

via Urdu خَیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduخَیر
Every word from Arabic ذِكْرEvery word from Classical Persian ذکرEvery word from Urdu ذکر