Where does “ܐܘܣܐ” come from?
ܐܘܣܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek ὄασις, from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt — cauldron.
ܐܘܣܐ (Classical Syriac): oasis
Ancestry of “ܐܘܣܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὄασις | — |
| 2 | Demotic | wḥj | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | wḥꜣt | cauldron |