Where does “روح” come from?

روح (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic رُوح, from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- — to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe.

روح (Egyptian Arabic): to (literally) go home, to return home

Definitions

  1. to (literally) go home, to return home

Ancestry of “روح”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرُوحsoul; spirit
2Proto-Semiticrūḥ-to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe
Every word from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- →Every word from Arabic رُوح →
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