Where does “ग़ैर” come from?

ग़ैर (Hindi) comes from Persian غیر, from Classical Persian غیرـ, from Arabic غَيْر — other than.

ग़ैर (Hindi): stranger, outsider; strange, foreign; other

Definitions

  1. stranger, outsider; strange, foreign; other

Ancestry of “ग़ैर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianغیرanother; other than; different
2Classical Persianغیرـ—
3Arabicغَيْرother than

Words derived from “ग़ैर”

Every word from Arabic غَيْر →Every word from Classical Persian غیرـ →Every word from Persian غیر →