Where does “مىسكىن” come from?

مىسكىن (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai مسکین, from Classical Persian مِسْکِین, from Arabic مِسْكِين, from Classical Syriac ܡܣܟܝܢܐ, from Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא, from Akkadian muškēnum — commoner, dependent (a class of people dependent or reliant on others, unable to provide supplies on their own).

مىسكىن (Uyghur): poor, poverty-stricken

Definitions

  1. poor, poverty-stricken

Ancestry of “مىسكىن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiمسکینpoor, needy, in need, indigent
2Classical Persianمِسْکِین
3Arabicمِسْكِينpoor, to be pitied
4Classical Syriacܡܣܟܝܢܐpoor, poverty-stricken, needy; meager/meagre,...
5Aramaicמִסְכֵּינָא
6Akkadianmuškēnumcommoner, dependent (a class of people dependent or reliant on others, unable to provide supplies on their own)
Every word from Akkadian muškēnumEvery word from Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָאEvery word from Classical Syriac ܡܣܟܝܢܐ