Where does “ग़लतफ़हमी” come from?

ग़लतफ़हमी (Hindi) comes from Hindi ग़लत, from Classical Persian غلط, from Arabic غَلَط — mistake.

ग़लतफ़हमी (Hindi): mistake; misconception

Definitions

  1. mistake; misconception

Ancestry of “ग़लतफ़हमी”, step by step

ग़लतफ़हमी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi ग़लत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiग़लतwrong, incorrect; mistaken; erroneous; false
2Classical Persianغلط—
3Arabicغَلَطmistake

via Hindi फ़हम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiफ़हमunderstanding
Every word from Arabic غَلَط →Every word from Classical Persian غلط →Every word from Hindi ग़लत →