Where does “šēx” come from?

šēx (Kholosi) comes from Persian شیخ, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

šēx (Kholosi): chief

Definitions

  1. chief

Ancestry of “šēx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیخsheik; elder
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
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