Urdu – The Origin and History of the Language
The term Urdu derives from a Turkish word ordu that means camp or army. The Urdu language developed between the Muslim soldiers of the Mughals armies who belonged to varied ethnicities like Turks, Arabs, Persians, Pathans, Balochis, Rajputs, Jats and Afghans. These soldiers lived in shut contact with one another and communicated in different dialects, which slowly and gradually advanced into current day Urdu. It’s for this reason that Urdu can also be referred to as Lashkari Zaban or language…