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Where does “मेहनत” come from?

मेहनत (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian محنت, from Arabic مِحْنَة.

मेहनत (Hindi): effort, labour

Definitions

  1. effort, labour

Ancestry of “मेहनत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمحنت—
2Arabicمِحْنَة—
Every word from Arabic مِحْنَة →