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

Definitions

  1. mistake, fault; sin

Ancestry of “ख़ता”, step by step

ख़ता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian خَطَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخَطَا—
2Arabicخَطَأ—
3Arabicخَطِئَto err, to sin; to err; to sin; to sin, err

via Arabic خَطَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَطَا—
Every word from Arabic خَطِئَ →Every word from Arabic خَطَأ →Every word from Classical Persian خَطَا →