Where does “جير” come from?

جير (Arabic) comes from Aramaic גיר, from Ancient Greek γάρ, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρᾰ.

جير (Arabic): chalk, lime

Definitions

  1. chalk, lime

Ancestry of “جير”, step by step

جير traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic גיר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicגירfor, since
2Ancient Greekγάρfor; since
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρᾰ—

via Arabic جِير

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِير—
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek γάρ →Every word from Aramaic גיר →