Where does “साहेब” come from?

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

साहेब (Marathi): sir, mister

Definitions

  1. sir, mister

Ancestry of “साहेब”, step by step

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

Words derived from “साहेब”

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