English
abhal
Abhal comes from Arabic أَبْهَل ‘savin’, and goes back to Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā.
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*hampr̥sā‘juniper, or specifically savin’reconstructed
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE*abuhlreconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentأَبْهَلʔabhal‘savin’
- Englishtodayabhal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*hampr̥sā‘juniper, or specifically savin’reconstructed
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE*abuhlreconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentأَبْهَلʔabhal‘savin’
- Englishtodayabhal
Every English word from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā
Today it means
noun The berry of the juniper, Juniperus communis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā / abhal