Where does “رئيس دولة” come from?

رئيس دولة (Arabic) comes from Arabic رَئِيس, from Proto-Semitic raʾš- — head.

رئيس دولة (Arabic): head of state

Definitions

  1. head of state

Ancestry of “رئيس دولة”, step by step

رئيس دولة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic رَئِيس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَئِيسhead, chief, leader; leader, chief, head
2Proto-Semiticraʾš-head

via Arabic دَوْلَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَوْلَةstate; sovereign polity, state
Every word from Proto-Semitic raʾš- →Every word from Arabic رَئِيس →