Where does “Mamdani” come from?

Mamdani (English) comes from Gujarati મામદાણી, from Gujarati મામદ, from Persian ممد, from Arabic مُحَمَّد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.

Ancestry of “Mamdani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiમામદાણી—
2Gujaratiમામદ—
3Persianممد—
4Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
5Classical Persianجَان—
6Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
7Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “Mamdani”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →