Where does “مجوس” come from?
مجوس (Arabic) comes from Aramaic 𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.
مجوس (Arabic): Magians, Zoroastrians
Ancestry of “مجوس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | 𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔 | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |