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Where does “אכדנא” come from?

אכדנא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek Ἔχιδνα, from Ancient Greek ἔχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₁égʰi-.

אכדנא (Aramaic): viper

Definitions

  1. viper

Ancestry of “אכדנא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἜχιδναEchidna
2Ancient Greekἔχιςsnake, adder, viper
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁égʰi-—
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