Where does “ابلیس” come from?
ابلیس (Persian) comes from Arabic إِبْلِيس, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
ابلیس (Persian): Iblis, Satan; the Devil
Ancestry of “ابلیس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | إِبْلِيس | Iblis; Iblees, devil; demon, devil |
| 2 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |