Where does “Mohammed” come from?

Mohammed (German) 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.

Mohammed (German): Muhammad the prophet of Islam

Definitions

Muhammad the prophet of Islam

Ancestry of “Mohammed”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	مُحَمَّد	praised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
2	Classical Persian	جَان	—
3	Middle Persian	𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗	—
4	Proto-Iranian	*wyaHnáH	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	wyaHnás	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂enh₁‑	to breathe

Words derived from “Mohammed”

Muchel
muchelig

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