Where does “बहुफलक” come from?

बहुफलक (Hindi) comes from Hindi फलक, from Persian فلک, from Arabic فَلَك.

बहुफलक (Hindi): polyhedron

Definitions

  1. polyhedron

Ancestry of “बहुफलक”, step by step

बहुफलक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi फलक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiफलकpanel, board, canvas; slab, face
2Persianفلکsky, the sphere of the heavens, the firmament;...
3Arabicفَلَك—

via Hindi बहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबहुmany
Every word from Arabic فَلَك →Every word from Persian فلک →Every word from Hindi फलक →