Where does “ثقافة” come from?

ثقافة (Arabic) comes from Arabic ثَقُفَ, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

ثقافة (Arabic): verbal noun of ثَقُفَ; sagacity, intelligence,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of ثَقُفَ; sagacity, intelligence,...

Ancestry of “ثقافة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثَقُفَto be skillful, to be smart
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒Every word from Nabataean 𐢏Every word from Arabic ق