Where does “عقل” come from?
عقل (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
عقل (Arabic): verbal noun of عَقَلَ; understanding, reason,...
Definitions
- verbal noun of عَقَلَ; understanding, reason,...
Ancestry of “عقل”, step by step
عقل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian جَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via Arabic عَقْل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَقْل | reason, mind, intellect; reason, intelligence;... |