Where does “قسم” come from?

قسم (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian قسم, from Arabic قِسْم — portion, section; part; division, sort.

قسم (Urdu): kind, type, category, brand; oath, swearing

Definitions

  1. kind, type, category, brand; oath, swearing

Ancestry of “قسم”, step by step

قسم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian قسم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقسم—
2Arabicقِسْمportion, section; part; division, sort

via Arabic قَسَم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَسَمoath, vow

Words derived from “قسم”

Every word from Arabic قِسْم →Every word from Classical Persian قسم →