Where does “Muhammed” come from?

Muhammed (Finnish) comes from Ottoman Turkish محمد, from Arabic مُحَمَّد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Muhammed (Finnish): Muhammad prophet of Islam

Definitions

  1. Muhammad prophet of Islam

Ancestry of “Muhammed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمحمدthe Islamic prophet Muhammad
2Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →