Where does “ਹਬਸ਼ੀ” come from?

ਹਬਸ਼ੀ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian حبشی, from Arabic حَبَشِيّ, from Arabic اَلْحَبَشَة.

ਹਬਸ਼ੀ (Punjabi): nigger

Definitions

  1. nigger

Ancestry of “ਹਬਸ਼ੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianحبشی—
2Arabicحَبَشِيّ—
3Arabicاَلْحَبَشَة—
Every word from Arabic اَلْحَبَشَة →Every word from Arabic حَبَشِيّ →Every word from Classical Persian حبشی →