Where does “वाक़ई” come from?

वाक़ई (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian واقعی, from Arabic واقعي, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

वाक़ई (Hindi): truly, actually; really

Definitions

  1. truly, actually; really

Ancestry of “वाक़ई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianواقعی—
2Arabicواقعيreal, actual; realistic; positive, positivistic
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Arabic واقعي →