The story
- Persian · derived fromدو آب“two waters”
- Punjabi · borrowed fromਦੁਆਬਾ“doab”
- English todayDoaba
From Punjabi ਦੁਆਬਾ (duābā, “doab”), from Persian دو آب (do-âb, “two waters”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A region in the state of Punjab in northern India lying between the Beas and Sutlej Rivers. Full definition →
From Punjabi ਦੁਆਬਾ (duābā, “doab”), from Persian دو آب (do-âb, “two waters”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.