Where does “cheikh” come from?

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

cheikh (French): sheikh

Definitions

  1. sheikh

Ancestry of “cheikh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cheikh”

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