Where does “adam” come from?

adam (Afar) comes from Arabic آدَم, from Arabic آدَمُ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.

adam (Afar): human

Definitions

  1. human

Ancestry of “adam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicآدَمAdam
2Arabicآدَمُ—
3Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
4Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land
Every word from Hebrew אדמה →Every word from Hebrew אָדָם →Every word from Arabic آدَمُ →
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