Where does “روح” come from?

روح (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- — to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe.

روح (Arabic): spirit (all senses), ghost

Definitions

  1. spirit (all senses), ghost

Ancestry of “روح”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticrūḥ-to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe
Every word from Proto-Semitic rūḥ-
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