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
- night: period from nightfall to daybreak;...
Ancestry of “לילה”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | לַיִל | — |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | layl- | night |