Where does “الجزایر” come from?
الجزایر (Persian) comes from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.
Ancestry of “الجزایر”, step by step
الجزایر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اَلْجَزَائِر | the islands; Algiers |
| 2 | Arabic | جَزِيرَة | island |
via Arabic الْجَزَائِر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | الْجَزَائِر | — |