Where does “غیرت مند” come from?

غیرت مند (Persian) comes from Persian غیرت, from Arabic غَيْرَة — jealously, zeal.

غیرت مند (Persian): self-respecting, one with sense of honour

Definitions

  1. self-respecting, one with sense of honour

Ancestry of “غیرت مند”, step by step

غیرت مند traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian غیرت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianغیرتthe tendency to control the female members of the...
2Arabicغَيْرَةjealously, zeal

via Persian ـمند

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـمندwith, having
Every word from Arabic غَيْرَة →Every word from Persian غیرت →