Where does “阿列夫” come from?

阿列夫 (Chinese) comes from Hebrew אלף, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

阿列夫 (Chinese): aleph

Definitions

  1. aleph

Ancestry of “阿列夫”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאלףthousand, one thousand; millennium; thousandship,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- →Every word from Hebrew אלף →
阿列夫 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer