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Where does “ज़िना” come from?

ज़िना (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian زنا, from Arabic زِنَاء.

ज़िना (Hindi): zina, extramarital and premarital sexual...

Definitions

  1. zina, extramarital and premarital sexual...

Ancestry of “ज़िना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزنا—
2Arabicزِنَاء—
Every word from Arabic زِنَاء →