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Where does “أَنْقَلِيس” come from?

أَنْقَلِيس (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܢܩܗܠܝܣ / ܐܢܩܠܣܐ / ܐܢܩܠܝܣ, from Ancient Greek ἔγχελυς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ- — water-worm, eel.

Ancestry of “أَنْقَلِيس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܐܢܩܗܠܝܣ / ܐܢܩܠܣܐ / ܐܢܩܠܝܣ—
2Ancient Greekἔγχελυςeel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engʷʰ-water-worm, eel

Words derived from “أَنْقَلِيس”

  • أنقليس
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