Where does “سلیم” come from?

سلیم (Persian) comes from Arabic سَلِيم, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

سلیم (Persian): meek, docile, peaceable

Definitions

  1. meek, docile, peaceable

Ancestry of “سلیم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَلِيمsafe; healthy; safe
2Classical Persianجَان—
3Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “سلیم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →