Where does “واقعی” come from?

واقعی (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian واقعی, from Arabic واقعي, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

واقعی (Urdu): real, actual, true, right, proper

Definitions

  1. real, actual, true, right, proper

Ancestry of “واقعی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianواقعی—
2Arabicواقعيreal, actual; realistic; positive, positivistic
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

Words derived from “واقعی”

Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →Every word from Arabic واقعي →