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Where does “ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ” come from?

ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Middle Persian ʾsplys, from Middle Persian SWSYA, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱, from Old Median aspah, from Proto-Iranian Hácwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ (Classical Syriac): hippodrome, racecourse; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. hippodrome, racecourse; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾsplysracecourse
2Middle PersianSWSYAhorse
3Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎱horse
4Old Medianaspah—
5Proto-IranianHácwahhorse
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
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