Where does “Mehmed” come from?

Mehmed (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish محمد, from Arabic مُحَمَّد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Mehmed (Turkish): Muhammad

Definitions

Muhammad

Ancestry of “Mehmed”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	محمد	the Islamic prophet Muhammad
2	Arabic	مُحَمَّد	praised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
3	Classical Persian	جَان	—
4	Middle Persian	𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗	—
5	Proto-Iranian	*wyaHnáH	—
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	wyaHnás	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂enh₁‑	to breathe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →