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Where does “سليم” come from?

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

سليم (Arabic): safe, secure; healthy; free

Definitions

  1. safe, secure; healthy; free

Ancestry of “سليم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَلِيمsafe; healthy; safe
2Classical Persianجَان—
3Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →