Where does “ترجمان” come from?

ترجمان (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum.

Ancestry of “ترجمان”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	تُرْجُمَان	translator, interpreter
2	Classical Syriac	ܬܪܓܡܢܐ	translator
3	Akkadian	targumannum	—

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