Where does “جَاهَدَ” come from?

جَاهَدَ (Arabic) comes 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.

جَاهَدَ (Arabic): to struggle against, to fight for; to strive in...

Definitions

  1. to struggle against, to fight for; to strive in...

Ancestry of “جَاهَدَ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “جَاهَدَ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Persian کاستن →