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Where does “Ἀραμαϊκός” come from?

Ἀραμαϊκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם.

Ancestry of “Ἀραμαϊκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
2Aramaicארמיא—
3Aramaicארם—
Every word from Aramaic ארם →