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Where does “مصر” come from?

مصر (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian مِصْر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.

Ancestry of “مصر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمِصْر—
2ArabicمِصْرEgypt
Every word from Arabic مِصْر →