Where does “aflaj” come from?
aflaj (English) comes from Arabic أَفْلَاج, from Arabic فَلَج, from Aramaic פָּלְגָּא, from Ancient Greek πλῆξις, from Ancient Greek πλήσσω, from Proto-Hellenic plā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pl(e)h₂kyeti, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
aflaj (English): An irrigation system which catches mountain water...
Definitions
- An irrigation system which catches mountain water...
Ancestry of “aflaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَفْلَاج | — |
| 2 | Arabic | فَلَج | irrigation channel |
| 3 | Aramaic | פָּלְגָּא | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλῆξις | percussion, blow |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλήσσω | to strike, smite; I am stricken, defeated |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | plā́ťťō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl(e)h₂kyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |