Where does “اليوم” come from?
اليوم (Arabic) comes from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.
اليوم (Arabic): today
Definitions
- today
Ancestry of “اليوم”, step by step
اليوم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic يَوْم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | يَوْم | day |