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Where does “דּוֹחַן” come from?

דּוֹחַן (Aramaic) comes from Akkadian 𒌅𒄴𒉡, from Proto-Semitic ṭaḥan- — to grind, to crush.

דּוֹחַן (Aramaic): millet

Definitions

  1. millet

Ancestry of “דּוֹחַן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadian𒌅𒄴𒉡—
2Proto-Semiticṭaḥan-to grind, to crush
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