Where does “مصدر” come from?

مصدر (Arabic) comes from Arabic صَدَرَ, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

مصدر (Arabic): verbal noun of صَدَرَ; starting point, point of...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of صَدَرَ; starting point, point of...

Ancestry of “مصدر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَدَرَto happen, to occur, to go out
2Arabicد
3Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic صَدَرَ
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