Where does “मुश्किल” come from?

मुश्किल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مشکل, from Arabic مشكل, from Arabic شكل, from Arabic شَكْل — form, shape; shape.

मुश्किल (Hindi): difficult, hard; problematic; a difficulty, a...

Definitions

  1. difficult, hard; problematic; a difficulty, a...

Ancestry of “मुश्किल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمشکل—
2Arabicمشكلmixed, made of different assembled contents or parts
3Arabicشكلto hobble; to vocalize; to become dubious or...
4Arabicشَكْلform, shape; shape
Every word from Arabic شَكْل →Every word from Arabic شكل →Every word from Arabic مشكل →