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Where does “ܐܝܕܐ” come from?

ܐܝܕܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic אידא, from Proto-Semitic yad- — hand.

ܐܝܕܐ (Classical Syriac): hand; forearm, arm; fist; paw, forepaw

Definitions

  1. hand; forearm, arm; fist; paw, forepaw

Ancestry of “ܐܝܕܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AramaicאידאAlternative form of יְדָא : hand; which
2Proto-Semiticyad-hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic yad- →