Where does “شیخ” come from?

شیخ (Persian) comes from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

شیخ (Persian): sheik; elder

Definitions

  1. sheik; elder

Ancestry of “شیخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
2Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

Words derived from “شیخ”

Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →