Etymology

pukka sahib

Today it means: A person of excellent character. Full definition →

Urdu پکا صاحِب ← Hindi पक्का साहिब
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The story

  1. Hindi · derived fromपक्का साहिब“genuine master”
  2. Urdu · derived fromپکا صاحِب
  3. English todaypukka sahib

From Urdu پکا صاحِب / Hindi पक्का साहिब (pakkā sāhib, “genuine master”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.