Where does “گواہ” come from?

گواہ (Ushojo) comes from Urdu گواہ, from Persian گواه, from Middle Persian gwk'dy.

گواہ (Ushojo): witness

Definitions

  1. witness

Ancestry of “گواہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduگواہwitness
2Persianگواهwitness; evidence
3Middle Persiangwk'dy—
Every word from Middle Persian gwk'dy →Every word from Persian گواه →Every word from Urdu گواہ →