Where does “ܐܠܦܝܐ” come from?
ܐܠܦܝܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܠܦܐ, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.
ܐܠܦܝܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): thousandth (1000th)
Ancestry of “ܐܠܦܝܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܐܠܦܐ | ship, boat, galley; alpha; thousand |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄλφα | alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the... |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋𐤐 | thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔalp- | thousand |