Where does “Mahun” come from?

Mahun (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French Mahum, from English Mahomed, from Arabic مُحَمَّد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “Mahun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchMahum—
2EnglishMahomedthe prophet who introduced Islam
3Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
4Classical Persianجَان—
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “Mahun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →