Where does “अजनबियत” come from?

अजनबियत (Hindi) comes from Hindi अजनबी, from Classical Persian اجنبی, from Arabic أَجْنَبِيّ.

अजनबियत (Hindi): foreignness, strangeness the quality of being unfamiliar to someone

Definitions

  1. foreignness, strangeness the quality of being unfamiliar to someone

Ancestry of “अजनबियत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअजनबीstrange, alien, foreign; stranger; foreigner
2Classical Persianاجنبی—
3Arabicأَجْنَبِيّ—
Every word from Arabic أَجْنَبِيّ →Every word from Classical Persian اجنبی →Every word from Hindi अजनबी →