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Where does “muhamettilaisuus” come from?

muhamettilaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish muhamettilainen, 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‑.

muhamettilaisuus (Finnish): Mohammedanism: Islam

Definitions

  1. Mohammedanism: Islam

Ancestry of “muhamettilaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmuhamettilainenMohammedan, Muslim; Mohammedan
2Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →