Where does “dhimmi” come from?

dhimmi (English) comes from French dhimmi, from Arabic ذِمِّيّ, from Arabic ذِمَّة — protection, custody; protection, care,...

dhimmi (English): A protected and specially taxed non-Muslim...

Definitions

  1. A protected and specially taxed non-Muslim...

Ancestry of “dhimmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdhimmi—
2Arabicذِمِّيّa dhimmi
3Arabicذِمَّةprotection, custody; protection, care,...

Words derived from “dhimmi”

Every word from Arabic ذِمَّة →Every word from Arabic ذِمِّيّ →Every word from French dhimmi →