Where does “أهلية” come from?

أهلية (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- — tent camp.

أهلية (Arabic): competence; qualification

Definitions

  1. competence; qualification

Ancestry of “أهلية”, step by step

أهلية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic أَهْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp

via Arabic ـِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- →Every word from Arabic أَهْل →