Where does “رئيسي” come from?

رئيسي (Arabic) comes from Arabic رَئِيس, from Proto-Semitic raʾš- — head.

رئيسي (Arabic): main, chief, principal, leading, cardinal

Definitions

  1. main, chief, principal, leading, cardinal

Ancestry of “رئيسي”, step by step

رئيسي traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic رَئِيس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَئِيسhead, chief, leader; leader, chief, head
2Proto-Semiticraʾš-head

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

via Arabic رَئِيسِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَئِيسِيّ
Every word from Proto-Semitic raʾš-Every word from Arabic رَئِيس