Where does “ܘܪܙܐ” come from?

ܘܪܙܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Middle Persian wlʾc, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

ܘܪܙܐ (Classical Syriac): wild boar

Definitions

  1. wild boar

Ancestry of “ܘܪܙܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianwlʾcboar; warāz
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás →Every word from Middle Persian wlʾc →