Where does “Mehmet” come from?

Mehmet comes from Ottoman Turkish محمد, derived from Arabic مُحَمَّد, the active participle of ḥammada meaning "to praise."

Ancestry of “Mehmet”, 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 →