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
- dark-skinned African, Negro, black man
Ancestry of “हब्शी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | حبشی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | حَبَشِيّ | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اَلْحَبَشَة | — |