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No, Urdu does not contain 99% of words from Sanskrit and Prakrit as claimed by author. The foundational structure shares roots with regional languages (including some influence from Prakrit), while much of the higher vocabulary comes from Persian and Arabic. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Urdu-language#:~:text=Urdu%20developed%20in%20the%2012th,formed%20speech%2C%20then%20called%20Hindvi.
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