Where does “Σύριος” come from?

Σύριος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

Σύριος (Ancient Greek): Syrian

Definitions

  1. Syrian

Ancestry of “Σύριος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
2Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
3AkkadianAššūrāyu—
4AkkadianAššūrAssur

Words derived from “Σύριος”

Every word from Akkadian Aššūr →Every word from Akkadian Aššūrāyu →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία →