Where does “طقس” come from?
طقس (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܛܟܣܐ, from Ancient Greek τάξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
طقس (Arabic): weather; ritual, rite, religious practice;...
Definitions
- weather; ritual, rite, religious practice;...
Ancestry of “طقس”, step by step
طقس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Syriac ܛܟܣܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܛܟܣܐ | arrangement, order, series; rank, degree,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Arabic طَقْس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طَقْس | — |