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Where does “սիլլա” come from?

սիլլա (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سله, from Arabic سَلَّة, from Aramaic סַלְּתָא.

սիլլա (Armenian): slap in the face

Definitions

  1. slap in the face

Ancestry of “սիլլա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسله—
2Arabicسَلَّة—
3Aramaicסַלְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic סַלְּתָא →