Where does “बहुफलक” come from?
बहुफलक (Hindi) comes from Hindi फलक, from Persian فلک, from Arabic فَلَك.
बहुफलक (Hindi): polyhedron
Ancestry of “बहुफलक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | फलक | panel, board, canvas; slab, face |
| 2 | Persian | فلک | sky, the sphere of the heavens, the firmament;... |
| 3 | Arabic | فَلَك | — |