Where does “ܕܡܝܐ” come from?

ܕܡܝܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

ܕܡܝܐ (Classical Syriac): price, hire, value; ransom

Definitions

  1. price, hire, value; ransom

Ancestry of “ܕܡܝܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticdam-blood
2Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →