Where does “ܕܡܐ” come from?
ܕܡܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic דמא, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.
ܕܡܐ (Classical Syriac): blood; juice, sap; life
Ancestry of “ܕܡܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | דמא | blood; to liken, to compare, to resemble |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | dam- | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | dam- | blood |