Where does “अर्ज़” come from?

अर्ज़ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian ارض, from Arabic أَرْض, from Proto-Semitic ʾarṣ́-.

अर्ज़ (Hindi): request, petition; breadth

Definitions

  1. request, petition; breadth

Ancestry of “अर्ज़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianارض—
2Arabicأَرْضearth; ground, soil
3Proto-Semiticʾarṣ́-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾarṣ́- →Every word from Arabic أَرْض →Every word from Classical Persian ارض →