Where does “siri” come from?

siri (Catalan) comes from Latin Syrius, from Ancient Greek Σύριος, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

Ancestry of “siri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSyriusSyrian
2Ancient GreekΣύριοςSyrian
3Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
4Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
5AkkadianAššūrāyu—
6AkkadianAššūrAssur
Every word from Akkadian Aššūr →Every word from Akkadian Aššūrāyu →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία →