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 اِسْتَخْدَمَ →Every word from Arabic د →Every word from Arabic صَدَرَ →