Where does “हब्शी” come from?

हब्शी (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian حبشی, from Arabic حَبَشِيّ, from Arabic اَلْحَبَشَة.

हब्शी (Hindi): dark-skinned African, Negro, black man

Definitions

  1. dark-skinned African, Negro, black man

Ancestry of “हब्शी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianحبشی—
2Arabicحَبَشِيّ—
3Arabicاَلْحَبَشَة—
Every word from Arabic اَلْحَبَشَة →Every word from Arabic حَبَشِيّ →Every word from Classical Persian حبشی →