Etymology Explorer › Hindi

Where does “क़ाबिल” come from?

क़ाबिल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian قابل, from Arabic قَابِل, from Arabic قَبِلَ — to accept; to receive hospitably.

क़ाबिल (Hindi): capable, skillful, clever; worthy, deserving

Definitions

  1. capable, skillful, clever; worthy, deserving

Ancestry of “क़ाबिल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقابل—
2Arabicقَابِل—
3Arabicقَبِلَto accept; to receive hospitably
Every word from Arabic قَبِلَ →