Where does “परेशानी” come from?

परेशानी (Hindi) comes from Hindi परेशान, from Persian پریشان, from Persian fa-cls:ـان.

परेशानी (Hindi): distress; aggravation, vexation

Definitions

  1. distress; aggravation, vexation

Ancestry of “परेशानी”, step by step

परेशानी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi परेशान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपरेशानtroubled, bothered, harassed, distressed,...
2Persianپریشانscattered, dispersed; distracted; distressed
3Persianfa-cls:ـان

via Hindi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindithe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Persian fa-cls:ـانEvery word from Persian پریشانEvery word from Hindi परेशान