Where does “ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ” come from?

ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ, from Aramaic מיא, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ (Classical Syriac): toilet, latrine

Definitions

  1. toilet, latrine

Ancestry of “ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ”, step by step

ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܡܝܐwater; juice, sap; albumen, egg white
2Aramaicמיאwater
3Proto-Semiticmāy-water
4Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

via Classical Syriac ܒܝܬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܒܝܬbeth, second letter of the Syriac alphabet;...
2Phoenician𐤁𐤕house
3Proto-Semiticbayt-house
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →Every word from Aramaic מיא →
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