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Where does “مفصل” come from?

مفصل (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic مُفَصَّل, from Arabic فَصَّلَ — to detail; to divide, classify.

Ancestry of “مفصل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُفَصَّل—
2Arabicفَصَّلَto detail; to divide, classify
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