Where does “סודרא” come from?
סודרא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek σουδάριον, from Latin sudarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
סודרא (Aramaic): cloth, towel, handkerchief
Definitions
- cloth, towel, handkerchief
Ancestry of “סודרא”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σουδάριον | towel, napkin |
| 2 | Latin | sudarium | cloth for wiping off perspiration; handkerchief |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |