Where does “بیت المقدس” come from?
بیت المقدس (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian بَیْتُالْمُقَدَّس, from Arabic بيت المقدس, from Arabic بَيْت, from Proto-Semitic bayt- — house.
Ancestry of “بیت المقدس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | بَیْتُالْمُقَدَّس | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بيت المقدس | the Temple in Jerusalem |
| 3 | Arabic | بَيْت | house |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | bayt- | house |