Where does “بلافاصله” come from?

بلافاصله (Persian) comes from Persian بلا, from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.

بلافاصله (Persian): immediately

Definitions

  1. immediately

Ancestry of “بلافاصله”, step by step

بلافاصله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلاaffliction
2Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction

via Persian فاصله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفاصلهdistance; space
2Arabicفَاصِلَة—
Every word from Arabic بَلَاء →Every word from Persian بلا →