Where does “阿合馬” come from?

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

阿合馬 (Chinese): Ahmad Fanākatī, finance minister of the Yuan Dynasty

Definitions

  1. Ahmad Fanākatī, finance minister of the Yuan Dynasty

Ancestry of “阿合馬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicأَحْمَدAhmed
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 →