Where does “sheikly” come from?

sheikly (English) comes from English sheik, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

sheikly (English): Of sheiks; befitting a sheik

Definitions

  1. Of sheiks; befitting a sheik

Ancestry of “sheikly”, step by step

sheikly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sheik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsheikThe leader of an Arab village, family or small...
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →Every word from English sheik →