Where does “طبقہ” come from?

طبقہ (Urdu) comes from Persian طبقه, from Arabic طَبَقَة, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

طبقہ (Urdu): class

Definitions

  1. class

Ancestry of “طبقہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianطبقهfloor, story/storey; class; group
2Arabicطَبَقَة—
3Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
4Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
5Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
6Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Iranian tap- →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- →