Where does “ܐܡܙܪܬܐ” come from?

ܐܡܙܪܬܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܡܬܐ, from Proto-Semitic *ʔamat- — maid, maidservant.

ܐܡܙܪܬܐ (Classical Syriac): dwarf, pygmy

Definitions

  1. dwarf, pygmy

Ancestry of “ܐܡܙܪܬܐ”, step by step

ܐܡܙܪܬܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Syriac ܐܡܬܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܐܡܬܐmaidservant; forearm; cubit
2Proto-Semitic*ʔamat-maid, maidservant

via Classical Syriac ܙܪܬܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܙܪܬܐspan; hand, fist
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔamat- →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܡܬܐ →