Where does “ورقة” come from?

ورقة (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic وَرَقَة, from Proto-Semitic waraḳ- — green, greenish; yellow; leaf.

ورقة (South Levantine Arabic): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “ورقة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَرَقَة—
2Proto-Semiticwaraḳ-green, greenish; yellow; leaf
Every word from Proto-Semitic waraḳ- →Every word from Arabic وَرَقَة →