Where does “बाक़ी” come from?
बाक़ी (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian بَاقِی, from Arabic بَاقٍ, from Arabic ب ق ي.
बाक़ी (Hindi): remaining, left over; extra; remainder, rest
Definitions
- remaining, left over; extra; remainder, rest
Ancestry of “बाक़ी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | بَاقِی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بَاقٍ | lasting, permanent; eternal |
| 3 | Arabic | ب ق ي | — |