Where does “जहाँगीर” come from?

जहाँगीर (Hindi) comes from Persian جهانگیر, from Persian جهان, from Old Saxon gehan, from Proto-Germanic *jehan, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

जहाँगीर (Hindi): Jahangir (1569–1627), the world-subduing Mughal emperor

Definitions

  1. Jahangir (1569–1627), the world-subduing Mughal emperor

Ancestry of “जहाँगीर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجهانگیرworld-conquering
2Persianجهانworld; universe
3Old Saxongehanto confess; to explain
4Proto-Germanic*jehan—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *jehan →Every word from Old Saxon gehan →