Where does “شمال” come from?

شمال (Urdu) comes from Arabic شَمَالِيّ — northern.

شمال (Urdu): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “شمال”, step by step

شمال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic شَمَالِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَمَالِيّnorthern

via Classical Persian شُمَال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشُمَال—

Words derived from “شمال”

Every word from Arabic شَمَالِيّ →