Where does “הלילה” come from?

הלילה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לילה, from Hebrew לַיִל, from Proto-Semitic layl- — night.

הלילה (Hebrew): tonight

Definitions

  1. tonight

Ancestry of “הלילה”, step by step

הלילה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לילה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלילהnight: period from nightfall to daybreak;...
2Hebrewלַיִל
3Proto-Semiticlayl-night

via Hebrew הַ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewהַ־the; he who
Every word from Proto-Semitic layl-Every word from Hebrew לַיִלEvery word from Hebrew לילה