Where does “مصالح” come from?

مصالح (Persian) comes from Persian مصلحت, from Arabic صَلَحَ — be fit, usable; to be good, right, proper; to be...

مصالح (Persian): affairs, materials, spices; materials; spices

Definitions

  1. affairs, materials, spices; materials; spices

Ancestry of “مصالح”, step by step

مصالح traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مصلحت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمصلحتinterest, benefit, advantage
2Arabicصَلَحَbe fit, usable; to be good, right, proper; to be...

via Arabic مصالح

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمصالحplural of مَصْلَحَة
Every word from Arabic صَلَحَEvery word from Persian مصلحت