Where does “مادری زبان” come from?
مادری زبان (Urdu) comes from Urdu زبان, from Classical Persian زبان, from Middle Persian ŠNA, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
مادری زبان (Urdu): mother tongue, native language
Definitions
- mother tongue, native language
Ancestry of “مادری زبان”, step by step
مادری زبان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu زبان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | زبان | tongue; language |
| 2 | Classical Persian | زبان | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ŠNA | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *hijwáH | tongue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
via Urdu مادری
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | مادری | — |