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Where does “घुसपैठ” come from?

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घुसपैठ (Hindi): infiltration, incursion, forced entry

Definitions

  1. infiltration, incursion, forced entry

Ancestry of “घुसपैठ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपैठentry, entering; infiltration, incursion
2Hindiपैठनाto infiltrate; enter
3Hindiपैठा—
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