Where does “روح” come from?

روح (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic رُوح, from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- — to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe.

روح (South Levantine Arabic): to return, to go home

Definitions

  1. to return, to go home

Ancestry of “روح”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرُوحsoul; spirit
2Proto-Semiticrūḥ-to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe
Every word from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- →Every word from Arabic رُوح →