Where does “הלילה” come from?
הלילה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לילה, from Hebrew לַיִל, from Proto-Semitic layl- — night.
הלילה (Hebrew): tonight
Definitions
- tonight
Ancestry of “הלילה”, step by step
הלילה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew לילה
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | לילה | night: period from nightfall to daybreak;... |
| 2 | Hebrew | לַיִל | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | layl- | night |
via Hebrew הַ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | הַ־ | the; he who |