Where does “سافر” come from?

سافر (Arabic) comes from Aramaic סִפְרָא, from Akkadian šiprum — message, report, commission.

سافر (Arabic): to travel; writer

Definitions

  1. to travel; writer

Ancestry of “سافر”, step by step

سافر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic סִפְרָא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicסִפְרָא—
2Akkadianšiprummessage, report, commission

via Arabic سَافَرَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَافَرَto travel
Every word from Akkadian šiprum →Every word from Aramaic סִפְרָא →