Where does “شمال” come from?

شمال (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic شمال, from Proto-Semitic šimal-.

شمال (Egyptian Arabic): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “شمال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشمالleft hand; left side; bad omen
2Proto-Semiticšimal-—

Words derived from “شمال”

Every word from Proto-Semitic šimal- →Every word from Arabic شمال →