Where does “מעל” come from?

מעל (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew על, from Proto-Semitic *ʕalay- — on, on top of.

מעל (Hebrew): Above, over, higher than; Over, more than; to...

Definitions

  1. Above, over, higher than; Over, more than; to...

Ancestry of “מעל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewעלOn, on top of; On; must
2Proto-Semitic*ʕalay-on, on top of
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʕalay- →Every word from Hebrew על →