Where does “जिहाद” come from?

जिहाद (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian جهاد, from Arabic جِهَاد — to strive in the cause of God as a religious...

जिहाद (Hindi): jihad, holy war, crusade; fight, struggle, battle

Definitions

  1. jihad, holy war, crusade; fight, struggle, battle

Ancestry of “जिहाद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجهاد—
2Arabicجِهَادto strive in the cause of God as a religious...
Every word from Arabic جِهَاد →Every word from Classical Persian جهاد →