Where does “ਮਸੀਹੀ” come from?

ਮਸੀਹੀ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian مسیحی, from Arabic مَسِيحِيّ, from Arabic مَسِيح, from Arabic مَسَحَ — to anoint.

ਮਸੀਹੀ (Punjabi): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “ਮਸੀਹੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمسیحی—
2ArabicمَسِيحِيّChristian
3Arabicمَسِيح—
4Arabicمَسَحَto anoint
Every word from Arabic مَسَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَسِيح →Every word from Arabic مَسِيحِيّ →