Where does “Mehmed” come from?

Mehmed is the English form of Ottoman Turkish محمد, derived from Arabic مُحَمَّد, a name meaning "the praised one."

Ancestry of “Mehmed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishMehmed—
2Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →
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