Where does “ग़ायब” come from?

ग़ायब (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian غایب, from Arabic غَائِب.

ग़ायब (Hindi): lost, disappeared, gone

Definitions

  1. lost, disappeared, gone

Ancestry of “ग़ायब”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianغایب—
2Arabicغَائِب—
Every word from Arabic غَائِب →Every word from Classical Persian غایب →