Etymology of the English word memsahib
the English word
memsahibderived from the English word
sahibderived from the Urdu word
sahibderived from the Arabic word
cahibderived from the Hindi word
sahabderived from the Arabic word
ṣaḥibderived from the English word
ma'amDate
The earliest known usage of memsahib in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
