Where does “ܒܪܟܐ” come from?

ܒܪܟܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Proto-Semitic birk- — knee.

ܒܪܟܐ (Classical Syriac): genuflection; blessing, benediction

Definitions

  1. genuflection; blessing, benediction

Ancestry of “ܒܪܟܐ”, step by step

ܒܪܟܐ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Semitic birk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticbirk-knee

via Arabic بِرْكَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِرْكَةpond

via Northern Kurdish berx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishberxlamb
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