Where does “ख़ता” come from?
ख़ता (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خَطَا, from Arabic خَطَأ, from Arabic خَطِئَ — to err, to sin; to err; to sin; to sin, err.
ख़ता (Hindi): mistake, fault; sin
Ancestry of “ख़ता”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | خَطَا | — |
| 2 | Arabic | خَطَأ | — |
| 3 | Arabic | خَطِئَ | to err, to sin; to err; to sin; to sin, err |