Where does “علی آباد” come from?

علی آباد (Urdu) comes from Urdu آباد, from Classical Persian آبَاد.

Ancestry of “علی آباد”, step by step

علی آباد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu آباد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآبادinhabitable; inhabited; populous
2Classical Persianآبَاد

via Persian علی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianعلیhigh
2Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...
Every word from Classical Persian آبَادEvery word from Urdu آباد