Where does “أبهل” come from?

أبهل (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian *abuhl, from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā — juniper, or specifically savin.

أبهل (Arabic): savin (Juniperus sabina) (tree and berries)

Definitions

  1. savin (Juniperus sabina) (tree and berries)

Ancestry of “أبهل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian*abuhl
2Proto-Iranian*hampr̥sājuniper, or specifically savin
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sāEvery word from Middle Persian *abuhl
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