Where does “जाहिल” come from?

जाहिल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian جاهل, from Arabic جَاهِل — ignorant, fool, uneducated.

जाहिल (Hindi): idiotic, ignorant, uneducated, foolish

Definitions

  1. idiotic, ignorant, uneducated, foolish

Ancestry of “जाहिल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجاهل—
2Arabicجَاهِلignorant, fool, uneducated
Every word from Arabic جَاهِل →Every word from Classical Persian جاهل →