Where does “ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾਚੀਨ” come from?

ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾਚੀਨ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾ, from Classical Persian نقطه, from Arabic نُقْطَة — dot, point.

ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾਚੀਨ (Punjabi): faultfinder, critic, carper

Definitions

  1. faultfinder, critic, carper

Ancestry of “ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾਚੀਨ”, step by step

ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾਚੀਨ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਨੁਕ਼ਤਾpoint, dot
2Classical Persianنقطه—
3Arabicنُقْطَةdot, point

via Punjabi ਚੀਨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PunjabiਚੀਨChina
Every word from Arabic نُقْطَة →Every word from Classical Persian نقطه →Every word from Punjabi ਨੁਕ਼ਤਾ →