Where does “سَلِيم” come from?

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

سَلِيم (Arabic): safe; healthy; safe

Definitions

  1. safe; healthy; safe

Ancestry of “سَلِيم”, step by step

سَلِيم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian جَان

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

via Ottoman Turkish كرای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكرای—
2Middle Mongolianᠺᠢᠷᠡᠶ—

Words derived from “سَلِيم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →