Where does “غیر ملکی” come from?

غیر ملکی (Urdu) comes from Persian غیر, from Classical Persian غیرـ, from Arabic غَيْر — other than.

غیر ملکی (Urdu): overseas

Definitions

  1. overseas

Ancestry of “غیر ملکی”, step by step

غیر ملکی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian غیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianغیرanother; other than; different
2Classical Persianغیرـ—
3Arabicغَيْرother than

via Urdu مُلْکی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمُلْکی—
Every word from Arabic غَيْر →Every word from Classical Persian غیرـ →Every word from Persian غیر →
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