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Where does “Ἀσσυρία” come from?
Ἀσσυρία (Ancient Greek) comes from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.
Ancestry of “Ἀσσυρία”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Akkadian
Aššūrāyu
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2
Akkadian
Aššūr
Assur
Words derived from “Ἀσσυρία”
Syria
Syrian
Syriac
sorghum
sark
sorgo
sorgho
Syrianism
Syrianness
Συρία
Ἀσσύριος
Syria
سوريا
συριακός
𐍃𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌰
Syrien
ⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ
Sȳria
Συρίακος
Assyrius
Σύριος
Συριάρχης
ܣܘܪܝܐ
ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ
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