Where does “לילה” come from?

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

לילה (Hebrew): night: period from nightfall to daybreak;...

Definitions

  1. night: period from nightfall to daybreak;...

Ancestry of “לילה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלַיִל—
2Proto-Semiticlayl-night

Words derived from “לילה”

Every word from Proto-Semitic layl- →Every word from Hebrew לַיִל →
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