Where does “نو آبادی” come from?

نو آبادی (Urdu) comes from Urdu آبادی, from Persian آبادی, from Persian آباد, from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt', from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

نو آبادی (Urdu): colony

Definitions

  1. colony

Ancestry of “نو آبادی”, step by step

نو آبادی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu آبادی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآبادیpopulation; populousness; village
2Persianآبادیvillage; prosperity
3Persianآبادinhabitable; inhabited; populous
4Middle Persianʾp̄ʾt'populous; thriving, affluent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Urdu نو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduنوnine
2Classical Persianنو—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt' →Every word from Persian آباد →