Where does “mofussil” come from?

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

mofussil (English): Originally, the regions of India outside the...

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Originally, the regions of India outside the...

Ancestry of “mofussil”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	মফস্বল	—
2	Classical Persian	مفصل	—
3	Arabic	مُفَصَّل	—
4	Arabic	فَصَّلَ	to detail; to divide, classify

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