Where does “ابن” come from?

ابن (Persian) comes from Arabic اِبْن — son of; son.

ابن (Persian): ibn; a word meaning "son", used only in patronymic names and certain literary expressions borrowed from Arabic

Definitions

  1. ibn; a word meaning "son", used only in patronymic names and certain literary expressions borrowed from Arabic

Ancestry of “ابن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِبْنson of; son
Every word from Arabic اِبْن