Where does “ruh” come from?

ruh (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish روح, from Old Anatolian Turkish رُوحْ, from Arabic رُوح, from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- — to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe.

ruh (Turkish): soul, spirit

Definitions

  1. soul, spirit

Ancestry of “ruh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishروحsoul, the spirit of a person that lives on after one's death
2Old Anatolian Turkishرُوحْ—
3Arabicرُوحsoul; spirit
4Proto-Semiticrūḥ-to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe

Words derived from “ruh”

Every word from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- →Every word from Arabic رُوح →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish رُوحْ →