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Where does “ڈاک” come from?
ڈاک (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Sanskrit डक्क्.
ڈاک
(Urdu): mail, post
Definitions
mail, post
Ancestry of “ڈاک”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Prakrit
𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓
a particular musical instrument
2
Sanskrit
डक्क्
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Words derived from “ڈاک”
ڈاک خانہ
ڈاکیا
ڈاکیہ
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