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Where does “شبدکوش” come from?

شبدکوش (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit शब्दकोश, from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ.

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Ancestry of “شبدکوش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशब्दकोशdictionary
2Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
3Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
5Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъ—
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