Where does “ظل” come from?
ظل (Arabic) comes from Arabic ظِلّ.
ظل (Arabic): shadow, shade; shady garden; paradise
Definitions
- shadow, shade; shady garden; paradise
Ancestry of “ظل”, step by step
ظل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic ظِلّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ظِلّ | — |
via Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ill-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | *ṯ̣ill- | A shadow |