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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

  1. mother tongue, native language

Ancestry of “مادری زبان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduزبانtongue; language
2Classical Persianزبان—
3Middle PersianŠNA—
4Proto-Iranian*hijwáH—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHtongue
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →