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

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “nehir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنهرriver
2Arabicنَهْرriver
3Aramaicנהראriver
4Proto-Semiticnahar-river
Every word from Proto-Semitic nahar- →Every word from Aramaic נהרא →Every word from Arabic نَهْر →