Where does “tehsil” come from?

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

tehsil (English): Alternative spelling of tahsil

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of tahsil

Ancestry of “tehsil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtahsilAn administrative division in India and Pakistan
2Urduتحصیلtahsil
3Classical Persianتَحْصِیل—
4Arabicتَحْصِيل—
Every word from Arabic تَحْصِيل →Every word from Classical Persian تَحْصِیل →Every word from Urdu تحصیل →