Where does “tashkīl” come from?

tashkīl (English) comes from Arabic تَشْكِيل, from Persian تشکیل — formation; foundation, establishment.

tashkīl (English): vowelization, vocalization or diacritization—the various diacritics, taken collectively, that are attached to Arabic letters in certain styles of writing and that indicate such features as vowels and gemination (consonant doubling) and absence of any vowels

Definitions

  1. vowelization, vocalization or diacritization—the various diacritics, taken collectively, that are attached to Arabic letters in certain styles of writing and that indicate such features as vowels and gemination (consonant doubling) and absence of any vowels

Ancestry of “tashkīl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتَشْكِيلorganization
2Persianتشکیلformation; foundation, establishment
Every word from Persian تشکیل →Every word from Arabic تَشْكِيل →