Where does “خبرچین” come from?

خبرچین (Persian) comes from Persian خبر, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

خبرچین (Persian): snitch, informant

Definitions

  1. snitch, informant

Ancestry of “خبرچین”, step by step

خبرچین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خبر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخبرnews; information, intelligence, knowledge
2Arabicخَبَرnews, information

via Persian چیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچیدنto gather, pile up; to lay; to pick
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Arabic خَبَر →Every word from Persian خبر →