Where does “جاهد” come from?

جاهد (Arabic) comes from Arabic جَاهَدَ, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

جاهد (Arabic): to endeavor, to strive; to fight; striving,...

Definitions

  1. to endeavor, to strive; to fight; striving,...

Ancestry of “جاهد”, step by step

جاهد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جَاهَدَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَاهَدَto struggle against, to fight for; to strive in...
2Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
3Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
4Persianکهرباamber
5Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
6Persianکاستنto decrease
7Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Arabic جَهَدَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَهَدَto strive, to toil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ-Every word from Proto-Iranian kas-Every word from Persian کاستن