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Where does “मसीही” come from?

मसीही (Hindi) comes from Arabic مَسِيحِيّ, from Arabic مَسِيح, from Arabic مَسَحَ — to anoint.

मसीही (Hindi): Christian; pertaining to Christianity

Definitions

  1. Christian; pertaining to Christianity

Ancestry of “मसीही”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمَسِيحِيّChristian
2Arabicمَسِيح—
3Arabicمَسَحَto anoint
Every word from Arabic مَسَحَ →