Where does “Sayyid” come from?
Sayyid comes from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid), meaning master or lord.
Sayyid (English): An honorific title borne by male descendants of the prophet Muhammad
Definitions
- An honorific title borne by male descendants of the prophet Muhammad
Ancestry of “Sayyid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سَيِّد | master, lord; liberal, generous; noble,... |
| 2 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 3 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |