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

Definitions

  1. blood; juice, sap; life

Ancestry of “ܕܡܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicדמאblood; to liken, to compare, to resemble
2Proto-Semiticdam-blood
3Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →Every word from Aramaic דמא →