Where does “щамат” come from?
щамат (Avar) comes from Old Armenian շաբաթ, from Classical Syriac ܫܒܬܐ, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.
щамат (Avar): Saturday
Ancestry of “щамат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | շաբաթ | Sabbath; Saturday; week |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܫܒܬܐ | Sabbath, Saturday; week; dill |
| 3 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 4 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 5 | Akkadian | šapattum | — |