Where does “اهل” come from?

اهل (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- — tent camp.

Ancestry of “اهل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp

Words derived from “اهل”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- →Every word from Arabic أَهْل →