Where does “մաշարա” come from?
մաշարա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մաշարայ, from Classical Syriac ܡܫܪܐ, from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܫܵܪܹܐ.
մաշարա (Armenian): Synonym of թոքախտ
Ancestry of “մաշարա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | մաշարայ | consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis; erysipelas |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܡܫܪܐ | erysipelas |
| 3 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܫܵܪܹܐ | — |