Where does “عورت” come from?
عورت (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian عَوْرَت, from Arabic عَوْرَة, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.
عورت (Urdu): woman; wife
Ancestry of “عورت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | عَوْرَت | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَوْرَة | imperfection”, “nakedness; genitals; nudity;... |
| 3 | Arabic | عَوِرَ | to lose an eye |