Where does “ख़ंजर” come from?
ख़ंजर (Hindi) comes from Arabic خَنْجَر, from Persian خنجر — dagger, khanjar.
ख़ंजर (Hindi): khanjar, dagger
Ancestry of “ख़ंजर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | خَنْجَر | dagger |
| 2 | Persian | خنجر | dagger, khanjar |