Where does “шейх” come from?
шейх (Russian) comes from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
шейх (Russian): sheik, sheikh
Ancestry of “шейх”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | شَيْخ | sheikh; an elder in charge; elder |
| 2 | Arabic | شَاخَ | to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow... |