Where does “مَسِیحِی” come from?

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

Ancestry of “مَسِیحِی”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	مَسِيحِيّ	Christian
2	Arabic	مَسِيح	—
3	Arabic	مَسَحَ	to anoint

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