Where does “ܝܕܝܕܐ” come from?

ܝܕܝܕܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܝܕܐ, from Aramaic אידא, from Proto-Semitic yad- — hand.

ܝܕܝܕܐ (Classical Syriac): hoopoe; millipede; centipede; beloved, dear

Definitions

  1. hoopoe; millipede; centipede; beloved, dear

Ancestry of “ܝܕܝܕܐ”, step by step

ܝܕܝܕܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Syriac ܐܝܕܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܐܝܕܐhand; forearm, arm; fist; paw, forepaw
2Aramaicאידאhand
3Proto-Semiticyad-hand

via Hebrew יְדִידְיָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיְדִידְיָהbeloved of Yahweh
Every word from Proto-Semitic yad- →Every word from Aramaic אידא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܝܕܐ →