Where does “बिल्कुल” come from?
बिल्कुल (Hindi) comes from Urdu بالکل, from Arabic بِالْكُلّ.
बिल्कुल (Hindi): quite, at all, wholly, absolutely, utterly
Definitions
- quite, at all, wholly, absolutely, utterly
Ancestry of “बिल्कुल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | بالکل | quite, at all, wholly, absolutely, utterly |
| 2 | Arabic | بِالْكُلّ | — |