Where does “ܝܪܚܐ” come from?
ܝܪܚܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic ירחא, from Proto-Semitic warḫ- — moon; month.
ܝܪܚܐ (Classical Syriac): month
Ancestry of “ܝܪܚܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | ירחא | month; new moon |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | warḫ- | moon; month |