Where does “شیخ” come from?

شیخ (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian شَیْخ, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

شیخ (Urdu): sheik; elder

Definitions

  1. sheik; elder

Ancestry of “شیخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشَیْخ—
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →Every word from Classical Persian شَیْخ →