Where does “बहाना” come from?

बहाना (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian بهانه.

बहाना (Hindi): excuse, justification; pretext, pretence

Definitions

  1. excuse, justification; pretext, pretence

Ancestry of “बहाना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبهانه
Every word from Classical Persian بهانه
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