Where does “ख़्वाहिश” come from?
ख़्वाहिश (Hindi) comes from Persian خواهش, from Persian ـش, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭.
ख़्वाहिश (Hindi): wish; desire; want
Ancestry of “ख़्वाहिश”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | خواهش | request |
| 2 | Persian | ـش | -tion |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭱𐭭 | — |