Where does “Mehmedovic” come from?
Mehmedovic (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian Mehmedović, from Serbo-Croatian Mehmed, from Ottoman Turkish محمد, from Arabic مُحَمَّد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.
Ancestry of “Mehmedovic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Mehmedović | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Mehmed | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | محمد | the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
| 4 | Arabic | مُحَمَّد | praised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad |
| 5 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |