Where does “مسجد” come from?

مسجد (Persian) comes from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

مسجد (Persian): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “مسجد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
2Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
3ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →