Where does “muhamettilainen” come from?

muhamettilainen (Finnish) comes 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.

muhamettilainen (Finnish): Mohammedan, Muslim; Mohammedan

Definitions

  1. Mohammedan, Muslim; Mohammedan

Ancestry of “muhamettilainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
2Classical Persianجَان—
3Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “muhamettilainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →