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Where does “क़िल्लत” come from?

क़िल्लत (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian قلت, from Arabic قِلَّة.

क़िल्लत (Hindi): shortage

Definitions

  1. shortage

Ancestry of “क़िल्लत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقلت—
2Arabicقِلَّة—
Every word from Arabic قِلَّة →