Where does “ज़िद्दी” come from?

ज़िद्दी (Hindi) comes from Hindi ज़िद, from Arabic ضِدّ.

ज़िद्दी (Hindi): stubborn, obstinate

Definitions

  1. stubborn, obstinate

Ancestry of “ज़िद्दी”, step by step

ज़िद्दी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi ज़िद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiज़िदobstinacy, stubbornness
2Arabicضِدّ—

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Arabic ضِدّ →Every word from Hindi ज़िद →