English
Noor
Noor comes from Arabic نُور ‘light’, and goes back to Proto-Afroasiatic *nVwur-.
- Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*nVwur-‘light’reconstructed
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*nūr-‘light’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentنُورnūr‘light’
- EnglishtodayNoor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*nVwur-‘light’reconstructed
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*nūr-‘light’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentنُورnūr‘light’
- EnglishtodayNoor
Every English word from Proto-Afroasiatic *nVwur-
Today it means
name A unisex given name from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Afroasiatic *nVwur- / Noor