Where does “iblis” come from?

iblis (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ابلیس, from Arabic إِبْلِيس, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

iblis (Turkish): devil; fallen angel; satan

Definitions

  1. devil; fallen angel; satan

Ancestry of “iblis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishابلیس—
2ArabicإِبْلِيسIblis; Iblees, devil; demon, devil
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic إِبْلِيس →