Where does “مشکل” come from?

مشکل (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian مشکل, from Arabic مشكل, from Arabic شكل, from Arabic شَكْل — form, shape; shape.

مشکل (Urdu): difficult; problematic; hard

Definitions

  1. difficult; problematic; hard

Ancestry of “مشکل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمشکل—
2Arabicمشكلmixed, made of different assembled contents or parts
3Arabicشكلto hobble; to vocalize; to become dubious or...
4Arabicشَكْلform, shape; shape
Every word from Arabic شَكْل →Every word from Arabic شكل →Every word from Arabic مشكل →