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Where does “אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא” come from?

אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא (Aramaic) comes from Pashto سپنج, from English sponge, from Old English spunge, from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא (Aramaic): lodging place, landlord, guest

Definitions

  1. lodging place, landlord, guest

Ancestry of “אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoسپنجsponge
2EnglishspongeAny of various marine invertebrates, mostly of...
3Old Englishspunge—
4LatinspongiaA sponge; pumice, or other things resembling a...
5Ancient Greekσπογγιάsponge
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא”

  • אושפיזין
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