Where does “شهر” come from?
شهر (Arabic) comes from Arabic شَهَرَ — to make famous, to proclaim; to make known.
شهر (Arabic): to spread, to make known, to divulge; to make...
Definitions
- to spread, to make known, to divulge; to make...
Ancestry of “شهر”, step by step
شهر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic شَهَرَ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شَهَرَ | to make famous, to proclaim; to make known |
via Proto-Semitic *śahr-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | *śahr- | moon uncertain if it was fully synonymous to |