Where does “sahib” come from?

Sahib comes from Hindi साहिब, from Persian صاحب, from Arabic صَاحِب meaning "master" or "owner," derived from the Arabic verb صَحِبَ meaning "to accompany" or "to be a companion."

sahib (English): A term of respect for a white European or other...

Definitions

  1. A term of respect for a white European or other...

Ancestry of “sahib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसाहिबsir; mister; lord
2Arabicصَاحِبcompanion
3Arabicصَحِبَto be a companion; to accompany, to be one's...
4Arabicحب; ج

Words derived from “sahib”

Every word from Arabic ح →Every word from Arabic صَحِبَ →Every word from Arabic صَاحِب →