Where does “مسیحی” come from?

مسیحی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic مَسِيحِيّ, from Arabic مَسِيح, from Arabic مَسَحَ — to anoint.

Ancestry of “مسیحی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمَسِيحِيّChristian
2Arabicمَسِيح—
3Arabicمَسَحَto anoint

Words derived from “مسیحی”

Every word from Arabic مَسَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَسِيح →Every word from Arabic مَسِيحِيّ →
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