Where does “ܐܦܥܐ” come from?
ܐܦܥܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܒܥܐ, from Classical Syriac ܥܒܥܐ, from Proto-Semitic ṣ́abuʿ-.
ܐܦܥܐ (Classical Syriac): hyena
Ancestry of “ܐܦܥܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܐܒܥܐ | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܥܒܥܐ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ṣ́abuʿ- | — |