Where does “وحشتناک” come from?

وحشتناک (Persian) comes from Persian وحشت, from Arabic وَحْشَة.

وحشتناک (Persian): horrible, terrible, awful

Definitions

  1. horrible, terrible, awful

Ancestry of “وحشتناک”, step by step

وحشتناک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian وحشت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوحشتdread, panic, phobia
2Arabicوَحْشَة—

via Persian ـناک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـناکpolluted with
Every word from Arabic وَحْشَة →