Where does “خطا” come from?

خطا (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian خَطَا, from Arabic خَطَأ, from Arabic خَطِئَ — to err, to sin; to err; to sin; to sin, err.

خطا (Urdu): a mistake; error; fault, guilt, omission, failure, default, neglect

Definitions

  1. a mistake; error; fault, guilt, omission, failure, default, neglect

Ancestry of “خطا”, step by step

خطا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian خَطَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخَطَا—
2Arabicخَطَأ—
3Arabicخَطِئَto err, to sin; to err; to sin; to sin, err

via Arabic خَطَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَطَا—
Every word from Arabic خَطِئَ →Every word from Arabic خَطَأ →Every word from Classical Persian خَطَا →