Where does “गरीब” come from?

गरीब (Konkani) comes from Classical Persian غریب, from Arabic غَرِيب, from Arabic غَرُبَ — to be strange; to be a stranger, to be strange.

गरीब (Konkani): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “गरीब”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianغریب—
2Arabicغَرِيبforeign; strange, peculiar; stranger; strange,...
3Arabicغَرُبَto be strange; to be a stranger, to be strange
Every word from Arabic غَرُبَ →Every word from Arabic غَرِيب →Every word from Classical Persian غریب →