Where does “ग़ैर-” come from?
ग़ैर- (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian غیرـ, from Arabic غَيْر — other than.
ग़ैर- (Hindi): not, un-
Ancestry of “ग़ैर-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | غیرـ | — |
| 2 | Arabic | غَيْر | other than |
Words derived from “ग़ैर-”