Where does “Maometto” come from?

Maometto (Italian) comes from Latin Mahometus, 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.

Maometto (Italian): Mohammed

Definitions

  1. Mohammed

Ancestry of “Maometto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMahometusMuhammad the prophet of Islam
2Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “Maometto”

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