Where does “ख़ाक” come from?

ख़ाक (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خَاک.

ख़ाक (Hindi): dust, ashes; useless, of no use

Definitions

  1. dust, ashes; useless, of no use

Ancestry of “ख़ाक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخَاک—
Every word from Classical Persian خَاک →