Where does “ज़ाहिर” come from?
ज़ाहिर (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian ظاهر, from Arabic ظَاهِر, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
ज़ाहिर (Hindi): clear, apparent
Ancestry of “ज़ाहिर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | ظاهر | — |
| 2 | Arabic | ظَاهِر | apparent; radiant |
| 3 | Arabic | ـِيّ | {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and... |