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Where does “رسا” come from?

رسا (Arabic) comes from Persian رس, from Persian رسیدن, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭲𐭭, from Old Indo-Aryan rasa-, from Russian Герасим, from Ancient Greek Γεράσιμος, from Ancient Greek -ιμος — Added to the stems of verbs or verbal nouns in...

رسا (Arabic): to anchor; to obtain something; to receive the...

Definitions

  1. to anchor; to obtain something; to receive the...

Ancestry of “رسا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرسclay, argil
2Persianرسیدنto arrive; to reach; to have time
3Middle Persian𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭲𐭭—
4Old Indo-Aryanrasa-—
5RussianГерасим—
6Ancient GreekΓεράσιμος—
7Ancient Greek-ιμοςAdded to the stems of verbs or verbal nouns in...
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