Where does “tahsil” come from?

tahsil (English) comes from Urdu تحصیل, from Classical Persian تَحْصِیل, from Arabic تَحْصِيل.

tahsil (English): An administrative division in India and Pakistan

Definitions

  1. An administrative division in India and Pakistan

Ancestry of “tahsil”, step by step

tahsil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu تحصیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduتحصیلtahsil
2Classical Persianتَحْصِیل—
3Arabicتَحْصِيل—

via Hindi तहसील

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतहसीलtahsil
2Classical Persianتحصیل—

Words derived from “tahsil”

Every word from Arabic تَحْصِيل →Every word from Classical Persian تَحْصِیل →Every word from Urdu تحصیل →