Where does “نفس” come from?

نفس (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic نَفَس — breath.

نفس (South Levantine Arabic): soul, spirit, psyche, mind

Definitions

  1. soul, spirit, psyche, mind

Ancestry of “نفس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَفَسbreath
Every word from Arabic نَفَس