Where does “əhli-hünər” come from?
əhli-hünər (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian اهل هنر, from Persian اهل, from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl-.
əhli-hünər (Azerbaijani): people of knowledge
Ancestry of “əhli-hünər”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | اهل هنر | people of knowledge |
| 2 | Persian | اهل | people; inhabitant; citizen |
| 3 | Arabic | أَهْل | family, membership; family, kinfolk; people,... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔahl- | — |