Where does “ܓܘܢܝܐ” come from?

ܓܘܢܝܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܡܓܢܐ — short buckler, round shield; armed, equipped;...

ܓܘܢܝܐ (Classical Syriac): corner; angle, side; carpenter's square, rule

Definitions

  1. corner; angle, side; carpenter's square, rule

Ancestry of “ܓܘܢܝܐ”, step by step

ܓܘܢܝܐ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Syriac ܡܓܢܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܡܓܢܐshort buckler, round shield; armed, equipped;...

via Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγωνίᾱcorner; angle

via Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܓܲܘܵܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assyrian Neo-Aramaicܓܲܘܵܐ
Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܓܢܐ