Where does “masjid” come from?

masjid (English) comes from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

masjid (English): A mosque

Definitions

  1. A mosque

Ancestry of “masjid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
2Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
3ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →