Where does “شکسته‌نستعلیق” come from?

شکسته‌نستعلیق (Persian) comes from Persian نستعلیق, from Persian تعلیق, from Arabic تَعْلِيق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

شکسته‌نستعلیق (Persian): Shikasta Nasta'liq a style of calligraphy

Definitions

  1. Shikasta Nasta'liq a style of calligraphy

Ancestry of “شکسته‌نستعلیق”, step by step

شکسته‌نستعلیق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نستعلیق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianنستعلیقNastaliq style of calligraphy
2Persianتعلیقsuspension, abeyance, stopping
3Arabicتَعْلِيقoblique hanging ductus style of calligraphy;...
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Persian شکسته

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشکستهpast participle of شکستن

Words derived from “شکسته‌نستعلیق

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV-Every word from Arabic لEvery word from Arabic تَعْلِيق
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