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Where does “ज़्यादा” come from?

ज़्यादा (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian زِیَادَه, from Arabic زِيَادَة.

ज़्यादा (Hindi): more, very many; too many; much, a lot

Definitions

  1. more, very many; too many; much, a lot

Ancestry of “ज़्यादा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزِیَادَه—
2Arabicزِيَادَة—
Every word from Arabic زِيَادَة →