Where does “فَقیر” come from?

فَقیر (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.

Ancestry of “فَقیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper
Every word from Arabic فَقِير