Where does “ruh” come from?

ruh (Azerbaijani) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish رُوحْ, from Arabic رُوح, from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- — to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe.

ruh (Azerbaijani): spirit; mind; ghost

Definitions

  1. spirit; mind; ghost

Ancestry of “ruh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishرُوحْ—
2Arabicرُوحsoul; spirit
3Proto-Semiticrūḥ-to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe

Words derived from “ruh”

Every word from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- →Every word from Arabic رُوح →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish رُوحْ →
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