Where does “میلہ” come from?
میلہ (Urdu) comes from Hindi मेला, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀮𑀕, from Sanskrit मेलक.
Ancestry of “میلہ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मेला | festival, fair; mela |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀫𑁂𑀮𑀕 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मेलक | — |