Where does “ܗܘ” come from?
ܗܘ (Classical Syriac) comes from Proto-Semitic *šuʔa — he (masculine third-person singular personal pronoun).
ܗܘ (Classical Syriac): he, it; he himself, it itself; the
Definitions
- he, it; he himself, it itself; the
Ancestry of “ܗܘ”, step by step
ܗܘ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Semitic *šuʔa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | *šuʔa | he (masculine third-person singular personal pronoun) |
via Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܗܵܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܗܵܐ | — |
via Aramaic הָו
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | הָו | — |