Where does “Injil” come from?
Injil (Indonesian) comes from Malay injil, from Arabic إِنْجِيل, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.
Ancestry of “Injil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | injil | — |
| 2 | Arabic | إِنْجِيل | gospel |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ | gospel |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ | gospel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | To carry, deliver, pass on, relay ; to announce,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 9 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 10 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 12 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |