Where does “ܐܠܦܐ” come from?

ܐܠܦܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

ܐܠܦܐ (Classical Syriac): ship, boat, galley; alpha; thousand

Definitions

  1. ship, boat, galley; alpha; thousand

Ancestry of “ܐܠܦܐ”, step by step

ܐܠܦܐ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄλφα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
2Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
3Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand

via Aramaic אלפא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאלפאship, boat, galley; Greek letter Α; thousand
2Akkadianeleppumship, boat

via Aramaic אַלְפָּא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאַלְפָּא—

Words derived from “ܐܠܦܐ”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα →