Where does “حاجة” come from?

حاجة (Arabic) comes from Arabic حَاج, from Aramaic חָגָּה, from Akkadian egu — a thorny plant, probably a kind of camelthorn.

حاجة (Arabic): need, necessity; need; neediness, poverty

Definitions

  1. need, necessity; need; neediness, poverty

Ancestry of “حاجة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَاج"Alhagi" gen. et spp
2Aramaicחָגָּה—
3Akkadianegua thorny plant, probably a kind of camelthorn

Words derived from “حاجة”

Every word from Akkadian egu →Every word from Aramaic חָגָּה →Every word from Arabic حَاج →