Where does “למעלה” come from?

למעלה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.

למעלה (Hebrew): up, upward

Definitions

  1. up, upward

Ancestry of “למעלה”, step by step

למעלה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לְ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְ־to, for; to, for, of
2Hebrewהָאָרֶץ—

via Hebrew מעלה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמעלהadvantage; degree; step, stair
Every word from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ →Every word from Hebrew לְ־ →
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