Where does “ܬܝܡܢܝܐ” come from?

ܬܝܡܢܝܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Classical Syriac ܬܝܡܢܐ, from Classical Syriac ܝܡܝܢܐ, from Aramaic ימינא, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.

ܬܝܡܢܝܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): southern, austral

Definitions

  1. southern, austral

Ancestry of “ܬܝܡܢܝܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܬܝܡܢܐsouth; south wind
2Classical Syriacܝܡܝܢܐright; right hand; pledge, promise, oath, compact
3Aramaicימינאright
4Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
5Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →Every word from Aramaic ימינא →
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