Where does “عالمی وبا” come from?

عالمی وبا (Urdu) comes from Persian وبا, from Arabic وَبَاء — epidemic.

عالمی وبا (Urdu): pandemic

Definitions

  1. pandemic

Ancestry of “عالمی وبا”, step by step

عالمی وبا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian وبا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوباcholera
2Arabicوَبَاءepidemic

via Urdu عالمی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduعالمی
Every word from Arabic وَبَاءEvery word from Persian وبا