Where does “طاقت‌فرسا” come from?

طاقت‌فرسا (Persian) comes from Persian طاقت, from Arabic طَاقَة, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.

طاقت‌فرسا (Persian): exhausting, grueling

Definitions

  1. exhausting, grueling

Ancestry of “طاقت‌فرسا”, step by step

طاقت‌فرسا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian طاقت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianطاقتstamina, endurance
2Arabicطَاقَةwindow; energy; power; strength
3Persianطاقvault; arch
4Arabicطاقto bear; arch
5Middle Iraniantāk—

via Persian فرسودن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفرسودنto erode, wear out, deplete
2Persianفرـverbal prefix
Every word from Middle Iranian tāk →Every word from Arabic طاق →Every word from Persian طاق →