Where does “Adam” come from?

Adam (Malay) comes from Arabic آدم, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.

Adam (Malay): The first man and the progenitor of the human race

Definitions

  1. The first man and the progenitor of the human race

Ancestry of “Adam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicآدمhuman; person; man
2Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
3Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land
Every word from Hebrew אדמה →Every word from Hebrew אָדָם →Every word from Arabic آدم →