Where does “əhl” come from?

əhl (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- — tent camp.

əhl (Azerbaijani): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “əhl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- →Every word from Arabic أَهْل →
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