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Where does “ܐܪܥܐ” come from?

ܐܪܥܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic ארעא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-.

ܐܪܥܐ (Classical Syriac): land, soil, earth; field; ground, floor

Definitions

  1. land, soil, earth; field; ground, floor

Ancestry of “ܐܪܥܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicארעאland, soil, earth; land, ground; land, country
2Proto-Semitic*ʔarṣ́-—
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