Where does “پارچہ” come from?

پارچہ (Urdu) comes from Persian پارچه, from Persian پاره, from Middle Persian pʾlk' — piece, part, portion.

پارچہ (Urdu): crumb

Definitions

  1. crumb

Ancestry of “پارچہ”, step by step

پارچہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پارچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپارچهpiece, segment, section, morsel; cloth; material
2Persianپارهpiece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn...
3Middle Persianpʾlk'piece, part, portion

via Classical Persian پَارْچَه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپَارْچَه—
Every word from Middle Persian pʾlk' →Every word from Persian پاره →Every word from Persian پارچه →