Where does “ܨܕܪܐ” come from?

ܨܕܪܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Arabic صَدْر, from Classical Persian دفتر, from Arabic دَفْتَر, from Aramaic דפתרא, from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα, from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā.

ܨܕܪܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): chest, breast

Definitions

  1. chest, breast

Ancestry of “ܨܕܪܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَدْرbust; breast, bosom; breast, chest, bosom
2Classical Persianدفتر—
3Arabicدَفْتَرregister; notebook
4Aramaicדפתרא—
5Classical Syriacܕܦܬܪܐparchment, hide; account book
6Ancient Greekδιφθέραprepared hide, piece of leather; especially as...
7Proto-Hellenicdipʰtʰérā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā →Every word from Ancient Greek διφθέρα →Every word from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ →