Where does “تنفس” come from?

تنفس (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic تنفس, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

تنفس (South Levantine Arabic): to breathe, to inhale

Definitions

  1. to breathe, to inhale

Ancestry of “تنفس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتنفسto breathe, to respire, to take a breath, to take...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic تنفس →