Where does “मजनू” come from?
मजनू (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مجنون, from Arabic مَجْنُون — mad, crazy, insane; mad, crazy.
Ancestry of “मजनू”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | مجنون | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مَجْنُون | mad, crazy, insane; mad, crazy |