Where does “आतंकवादी” come from?

आतंकवादी (Hindi) comes from Hindi आतंकवाद, from Hindi वाद — speaking, talking.

आतंकवादी (Hindi): terrorist

Definitions

  1. terrorist

Ancestry of “आतंकवादी”, step by step

आतंकवादी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi आतंकवाद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआतंकवादterrorism
2Hindiवादspeaking, talking

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Hindi वाद →Every word from Hindi आतंकवाद →