Where does “واقعی” come from?

واقعی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic واقعي, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

Ancestry of “واقعی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicواقعيreal, actual; realistic; positive, positivistic
2Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
3Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

Words derived from “واقعی”

Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Arabic واقعي →