Where does “Zarqa” come from?

Zarqa (English) comes from Arabic الزرقاء, from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

Ancestry of “Zarqa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicالزرقاءZarqa (Jordanian city)
2Arabicالthe
3Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic ال →Every word from Arabic الزرقاء →
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