Where does “نهر” come from?

نهر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic نَهْر, from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.

نهر (Ottoman Turkish): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “نهر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَهْرriver
2Aramaicנהראriver
3Proto-Semiticnahar-river

Words derived from “نهر”

Every word from Proto-Semitic nahar- →Every word from Aramaic נהרא →Every word from Arabic نَهْر →