Where does “Baʿal” come from?

Baʿal (English) comes from Hebrew בעל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl- — lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

Baʿal (English): showing its original pharyngeal consonant

Definitions

  1. showing its original pharyngeal consonant

Ancestry of “Baʿal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבעלmaster, owner; husband, male spouse; to have...
2Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...
Every word from Proto-Semitic baʿl- →Every word from Hebrew בעל →