Where does “જબરદસ્તી” come from?
જબરદસ્તી (Gujarati) comes from Persian زبردستی, from Urdu زبردست, from Hindi ज़बरदस्त — strong, powerful; overwhelming; difficult.
જબરદસ્તી (Gujarati): coercion, oppression, tyranny, force
Definitions
- coercion, oppression, tyranny, force
Ancestry of “જબરદસ્તી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | زبردستی | — |
| 2 | Urdu | زبردست | — |
| 3 | Hindi | ज़बरदस्त | strong, powerful; overwhelming; difficult |