Where does “اهل دنیا” come from?

اهل دنیا (Persian) comes from Persian اهل, from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- — tent camp.

اهل دنیا (Persian): people of the world

Definitions

  1. people of the world

Ancestry of “اهل دنیا”, step by step

اهل دنیا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian اهل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاهلpeople; inhabitant; citizen
2Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
3Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp

via Persian دنیا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدنیاworld
2Arabicدُنْيَاworld
3Arabicأَدْنَى—

Words derived from “اهل دنیا”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- →Every word from Arabic أَهْل →Every word from Persian اهل →