Where does “ܣܝܪܢܕܝܒ” come from?
ܣܝܪܢܕܝܒ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.
Ancestry of “ܣܝܪܢܕܝܒ”, step by step
ܣܝܪܢܕܝܒ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सिंहलद्वीप | island of the Sinhala people |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सिंहल | the island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सिंह | the lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | sinźʰás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sinȷ́ʰás | lion |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sinǵʰós- | — |
via Arabic سَرَنْدِيب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سَرَنْدِيب | — |
| 2 | Persian | سرندیپ | Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Serendib, Serendip |