Where does “cheik” come from?

cheik (French) comes from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

cheik (French): sheik

Definitions

  1. sheik

Ancestry of “cheik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
2Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

Words derived from “cheik”

Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →