Where does “ܝܘܡܢܐ” come from?
ܝܘܡܢܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܝܘܡܐ, from Aramaic יַוְמָא, from Proto-Semitic yawm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- — day.
ܝܘܡܢܐ (Classical Syriac): today
Ancestry of “ܝܘܡܢܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܝܘܡܐ | day; daytime, daylight |
| 2 | Aramaic | יַוְמָא | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | yawm- | day |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | yam- | day |