Where does “نامہ نگار” come from?

نامہ نگار (Urdu) comes from Urdu نامہ, from Persian نامه, from Middle Persian nʾmk'.

نامہ نگار (Urdu): correspondent journalist who sends reports from abroad

Definitions

  1. correspondent journalist who sends reports from abroad

Ancestry of “نامہ نگار”, step by step

نامہ نگار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu نامہ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduنامہletter, book, treaty
2Persianنامهbook; letter
3Middle Persiannʾmk'—

via Persian نگار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنگارpainting, picture; beloved
Every word from Middle Persian nʾmk' →Every word from Persian نامه →Every word from Urdu نامہ →