Where does “جهانگیر” come from?

جهانگیر (Persian) comes from Persian جهان, from Old Saxon gehan, from Proto-Germanic *jehan, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

جهانگیر (Persian): world-conquering

Definitions

  1. world-conquering

Ancestry of “جهانگیر”, step by step

جهانگیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جهان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجهانworld; universe
2Old Saxongehanto confess; to explain
3Proto-Germanic*jehan—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Persian گیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگیرblock; obstacle

Words derived from “جهانگیر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *jehan →Every word from Old Saxon gehan →