Where does “Мөхәммәт” come from?

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

Мөхәммәт (Bashkir): prophet Muhammad, he founder of Islam (typically used in the form Мөхәммәт пәйғәмбәр)

Definitions

  1. prophet Muhammad, he founder of Islam (typically used in the form Мөхәммәт пәйғәмбәр)

Ancestry of “Мөхәммәт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
2Classical Persianجَان—
3Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →