Where does “فَالِج” come from?

فَالِج (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία, from Ancient Greek ἀποπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

فَالِج (Arabic): stroke

Definitions

  1. stroke

Ancestry of “فَالِج”, step by step

فَالِج traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἀποπληξίαMadness; Apoplexy, paralysis
2Ancient GreekἀποπλήσσωI strike to earth; I cripple with a stroke,...
3Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Aramaic פָּלְגָּא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicפָּלְגָּא
2Ancient Greekπλῆξιςpercussion, blow
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “فَالِج

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω