Where does “बाईसाहेब” come from?

बाईसाहेब (Marathi) comes from Marathi साहेब, from Classical Persian صاحب, from Arabic صَاحِب, from Arabic صَحِبَ, from Arabic ح — ب; ج.

बाईसाहेब (Marathi): a respectful form of address for a lady or woman; madam

Definitions

  1. a respectful form of address for a lady or woman; madam

Ancestry of “बाईसाहेब”, step by step

बाईसाहेब traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi साहेब

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiसाहेबsir, mister
2Classical Persianصاحب
3Arabicصَاحِبcompanion
4Arabicصَحِبَto be a companion; to accompany, to be one's...
5Arabicحب; ج

via Hindi बाई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबाईleft
2Sanskritवामकleft
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas
Every word from Arabic ح