What is history of Urdu language i.e. how did it come about?
Following the invasion of Muslims into India, Muslims and Indians and began socialising with each other gradually a new language begin to take shape. In the army (known as lashkar) of Muslim rulers, kings and emperors, the soldiers hailed from various backgrounds, regions and tribes. They all had very different lifestyles, cultures and mother tongues. Gradually a new language began to emerge so the army soldiers spoke an amalgamation of all the various languages. This language became known as lashkari which when translated meant spoken in the army camp. This language later became known as Urdu. Urdu became very popular very soon due to its unique character and style. Urdu has a vocabulary of words that have origin in various different languages but is predominated by Arabic and Persian words. As the official language of Muslim emperors and rulers was Persian, Urdu flourished during their reign. Later due to its vocabulary made up of words from a diverse range of languages, more and mor
