Where does “לאחר” come from?

לאחר (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ל־, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

לאחר (Hebrew): After, at a later time than

Definitions

  1. After, at a later time than

Ancestry of “לאחר”, step by step

לאחר traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ל־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewל־To; To, for; Of
2Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Hebrew אחר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאחרhind part; other, further; different, unusual

Words derived from “לאחר”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Hebrew ל־ →