Where does “Nuh” come from?

Nuh (Malay) comes from Arabic نُوح, from Classical Syriac ܢܘܿܚ, from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ.

Nuh (Malay): A figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood

Definitions

  1. A figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood

Ancestry of “Nuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنُوح—
2Classical Syriacܢܘܿܚ—
3Biblical Hebrewנֹחַ—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܢܘܿܚ →Every word from Arabic نُوح →