Where does “nehir” come from?
nehir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish نهر, from Arabic نَهْر, from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.
nehir (Turkish): river
Ancestry of “nehir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | نهر | river |
| 2 | Arabic | نَهْر | river |
| 3 | Aramaic | נהרא | — |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | nahar- | river |