Where does “फ़ैलसूफ़” come from?

फ़ैलसूफ़ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian فَیْلَسُوف, from Arabic فيلسوف, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

फ़ैलसूफ़ (Hindi): philosopher

Definitions

  1. philosopher

Ancestry of “फ़ैलसूफ़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianفَیْلَسُوف
2Arabicفيلسوفphilosopher
3Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
4Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σοφόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφοςEvery word from Arabic فيلسوف