Where does “ܗܘܐ” come from?

ܗܘܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Aramaic הוא, from Proto-Semitic *šuʔa — he (masculine third-person singular personal pronoun).

ܗܘܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): to be, exist

Definitions

  1. to be, exist

Ancestry of “ܗܘܐ”, step by step

ܗܘܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic הוא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicהואhe, it; is; that
2Proto-Semitic*šuʔahe (masculine third-person singular personal pronoun)

via Arabic هَوَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهَوَاءair, atmosphere
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šuʔa →Every word from Aramaic הוא →