Where does “صهیونیست” come from?

صهیونیست (Persian) comes from Persian صهیون, from Arabic صَهْيُون, from Classical Syriac ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ, from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן.

صهیونیست (Persian): Zionist

Definitions

  1. Zionist

Ancestry of “صهیونیست”, step by step

صهیونیست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian صهیون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianصهیونZion
2Arabicصَهْيُون—
3Classical Syriacܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ—
4Biblical Hebrewצִיּוֹן—

via Persian ـیست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـیستist
Every word from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן →Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ →Every word from Arabic صَهْيُون →