Where does “طوائف” come from?

طوائف (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian طَوَائِف, from Arabic طَوائِف.

Ancestry of “طوائف”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	طَوَائِف	—
2	Arabic	طَوائِف	—

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