Where does “হাবেসি” come from?
হাবেসি (Middle Bengali) comes from Classical Persian حبشی, from Arabic حَبَشِيّ, from Arabic اَلْحَبَشَة.
হাবেসি (Middle Bengali): an Abyssinian
Definitions
- an Abyssinian
Ancestry of “হাবেসি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | حبشی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | حَبَشِيّ | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اَلْحَبَشَة | — |