Where does “غیر ممکن” come from?

غیر ممکن (Urdu) comes from Persian غیر, from Classical Persian غیرـ, from Arabic غَيْر — other than.

غیر ممکن (Urdu): impossible

Definitions

  1. impossible

Ancestry of “غیر ممکن”, step by step

غیر ممکن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian غیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianغیرanother; other than; different
2Classical Persianغیرـ—
3Arabicغَيْرother than

via Urdu مُمْکِن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمُمْکِن—
Every word from Arabic غَيْر →Every word from Classical Persian غیرـ →Every word from Persian غیر →