Where does “يأجوج ومأجوج” come from?

يأجوج ومأجوج (Arabic) comes from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

يأجوج ومأجوج (Arabic): Yajuj and Majuj

Definitions

  1. Yajuj and Majuj

Ancestry of “يأجوج ومأجوج”, step by step

يأجوج ومأجوج traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic مأجوج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمأجوجMagog
2Biblical Hebrewמָגוֹג—

via Arabic يأجوج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicيأجوجGog
2Biblical Hebrewגּוֹג—
Every word from Semitic *wa →