Where does “روح” come from?

روح (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish رُوحْ, from Arabic رُوح, from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- — to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe.

روح (Ottoman Turkish): soul, the spirit of a person that lives on after one's death

Definitions

  1. soul, the spirit of a person that lives on after one's death

Ancestry of “روح”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishرُوحْ—
2Arabicرُوحsoul; spirit
3Proto-Semiticrūḥ-to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe

Words derived from “روح”

Every word from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- →Every word from Arabic رُوح →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish رُوحْ →