Where does “מערבי” come from?

מערבי (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew מערב, from Hebrew ערב, from Hebrew ע־ר־ב — Forming words pertaining to pleasantness, west,...

מערבי (Hebrew): West, western, westerly: of or from the west, or...

Definitions

  1. West, western, westerly: of or from the west, or...

Ancestry of “מערבי”, step by step

מערבי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew מערב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמערבwest
2Hebrewערבevening, night; the day before; cosigner
3Hebrewע־ר־בForming words pertaining to pleasantness, west,...

via Hebrew י

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיten; {{n-g|one of the letters of the...
2Hebrewיָדhand
Every word from Hebrew ע־ר־ב →Every word from Hebrew ערב →Every word from Hebrew מערב →