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Where does “أَحْمَد” come from?

أَحْمَد (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.

أَحْمَد (Arabic): Ahmed

Definitions

  1. Ahmed

Ancestry of “أَحْمَد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجَان—
2Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
3Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—

Words derived from “أَحْمَد”

  • Ahmed
  • Ahmad
  • Ahmet
  • احمد
  • আহ্মেদ
  • Әхмәт
  • Axmed
  • ئەحمەد
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