Where does “مسیحی” come from?

مسیحی (Persian) comes from Persian مسیح, from Arabic مَسِيح, from Arabic مَسَحَ — to anoint.

مسیحی (Persian): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “مسیحی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمسیحmessiah; Christ
2Arabicمَسِيح—
3Arabicمَسَحَto anoint
Every word from Arabic مَسَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَسِيح →Every word from Persian مسیح →