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
- Alternative spelling of tahsil
Ancestry of “tehsil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tahsil | An administrative division in India and Pakistan |
| 2 | Urdu | تحصیل | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | تَحْصِیل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | تَحْصِيل | — |