Where does “ظلم” come from?

ظلم (Persian) comes from Arabic ظُلْم — injustice.

ظلم (Persian): cruelty, injustice, inhumanity

Definitions

  1. cruelty, injustice, inhumanity

Ancestry of “ظلم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicظُلْمinjustice
Every word from Arabic ظُلْم