Where does “شکار” come from?

شکار (Urdu) comes from Hindi शिकार, from Classical Persian شکار.

شکار (Urdu): hunt

Definitions

  1. hunt

Ancestry of “شکار”, step by step

شکار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi शिकार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशिकारhunt; prey, catch, kill
2Classical Persianشکار—

via Classical Persian شِکَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشِکَار—

Words derived from “شکار”

Every word from Classical Persian شکار →Every word from Hindi शिकार →