شوح (Arabic)
Where does "شوح" come from?
The Arabic word for the fir tree began in the ancient Hurrian language as 'ašoḫe,' a term remarkably linked to both the tree and the cooking fumes from mealtime fires. It traveled through Akkadian and Aramaic before entering Arabic as 'shūḥ,' maintaining its botanical identity over millennia. This ancient lineage even shares a linguistic suffix with the Old Armenian word for mint.
Full etymology tree
- شوح (Arabic), 'fir (Abies gen. et spp.)'
- borrowed šūḥā (Aramaic)
- inherited ašūḫu (Akkadian)
- borrowed ašoḫe (Hurrian)
- inherited ašūḫu (Akkadian)
- borrowed šūḥā (Aramaic)
Cognates and doublets
- անանուխ (Old Armenian)
Updated May 2026
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