Where does “قانونی” come from?

قانونی (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian قانونی, from Arabic قانوني, from Arabic قَانُون, from Ancient Greek κανών — rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

قانونی (Urdu): legal; legislative; lawful

Definitions

  1. legal; legislative; lawful

Ancestry of “قانونی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقانونی—
2Arabicقانونيlegal, canonical, according to law or rule;...
3Arabicقَانُونlaw, regulation; tax, law
4Ancient Greekκανώνrod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...
Every word from Ancient Greek κανών →Every word from Arabic قَانُون →Every word from Arabic قانوني →