Where does “عجل” come from?

عجل (Arabic) comes from Proto-West Semitic ʕigl- — calf.

عجل (Arabic): calf, young cow; to hurry; fast, quick

Definitions

  1. calf, young cow; to hurry; fast, quick

Ancestry of “عجل”, step by step

عجل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Semitic ʕigl-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Semiticʕigl-calf

via Arabic عِجْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعِجْل—

Words derived from “عجل”

Every word from Proto-West Semitic ʕigl- →