Where does “أول” come from?
أول (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَوَّل — first.
أول (Arabic): first; to interpret, to explain; first-person...
Definitions
- first; to interpret, to explain; first-person...
Ancestry of “أول”, step by step
أول traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic أَوَّل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَوَّل | first |
via Proto-Semitic ʔil-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |