Where does “مسجد” come from?

مسجد (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

Ancestry of “مسجد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
2Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
3ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع

Words derived from “مسجد”

Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →
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