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Where does “گفتن” come from?

گفتن (Urdu) comes from Persian گفتن, from Middle Persian gwptn', from Old Persian 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

گفتن (Urdu): to say; to speak; to tell

Definitions

  1. to say; to speak; to tell

Ancestry of “گفتن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگفتنto say; to tell; to talk
2Middle Persiangwptn'to say, speak
3Old Persian𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎫𐎡𐎹—
4Proto-Iraniangáwbatito say
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
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