Where does “نخر” come from?

نخر (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.

نخر (Arabic): to emit a sound through the nose, to snort, to grunt

Definitions

  1. to emit a sound through the nose, to snort, to grunt

Ancestry of “نخر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticnahar-river
Every word from Proto-Semitic nahar-