Where does “ruhsal” come from?

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

ruhsal (Turkish): spiritual

Definitions

  1. spiritual

Ancestry of “ruhsal”, step by step

ruhsal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ruh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishruhsoul, spirit
2Ottoman Turkishروحsoul, the spirit of a person that lives on after one's death
3Old Anatolian Turkishرُوحْ
4Arabicرُوحsoul; spirit
5Proto-Semiticrūḥ-to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe

via Turkish sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishselflood
2Ottoman Turkishسلflood
3Ottoman Turkishسیلflood, inundation, deluge, a disastrous overflow of water from a lake or other body of water
4Arabicسَيْل
Every word from Proto-Semitic rūḥ-Every word from Arabic رُوحEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish رُوحْ
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