Where does “ܦܘܨܐ” come from?

ܦܘܨܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from French pouce, from Old French pouce, from Latin pollex — thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent...

ܦܘܨܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): inch, unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot

Definitions

  1. inch, unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot

Ancestry of “ܦܘܨܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoucethumb; inch
2Old Frenchpoucethumb
3Latinpollexthumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent...
Every word from Latin pollex →Every word from Old French pouce →Every word from French pouce →