Where does “दिलचस्पी” come from?

दिलचस्पी (Hindi) comes from Hindi दिलचस्प, from Classical Persian دلچسپ.

दिलचस्पी (Hindi): interest, attention

Definitions

  1. interest, attention

Ancestry of “दिलचस्पी”, step by step

दिलचस्पी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi दिलचस्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदिलचस्पinteresting, enthralling, engrossing, intriguing
2Classical Persianدلچسپ—

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Classical Persian دلچسپ →Every word from Hindi दिलचस्प →