Where does “هولناک” come from?

هولناک (Persian) comes from Persian هول, from Arabic هَوْل.

هولناک (Persian): scary

Definitions

  1. scary

Ancestry of “هولناک”, step by step

هولناک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هول

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهولman who tries to seduce girls
2Arabicهَوْل—

via Persian ـناک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـناکpolluted with
Every word from Arabic هَوْل →