Where does “أهل” come from?

أهل (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- — tent camp.

أهل (South Levantine Arabic): to train, to qualify

Definitions

  1. to train, to qualify

Ancestry of “أهل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- →Every word from Arabic أَهْل →