Where does “عقدة” come from?

عقدة (Arabic) comes from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

عقدة (Arabic): knot; knot, nautical mile

Definitions

  1. knot; knot, nautical mile

Ancestry of “عقدة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
2Nabataean𐢏—
3Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →