Where does “سلام دعا” come from?

سلام دعا (Urdu) comes from Urdu سلام, from Arabic سَلَام, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.

سلام دعا (Urdu): a hi, hello

Definitions

  1. a hi, hello

Ancestry of “سلام دعا”, step by step

سلام دعا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu سلام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduسلامsalutation; greeting; peace
2Arabicسَلَامpeace; hello; greeting; peace
3Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare

via Urdu دعا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدعاprayer; supplication; wish
2Classical Persianدُعَا—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šalām- →Every word from Arabic سَلَام →Every word from Urdu سلام →