Where does “ܝܪܠܐ” come from?

ܝܪܠܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Proto-Semitic *waral- — monitor lizard.

ܝܪܠܐ (Classical Syriac): crocodile, any of the predatory, amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae

Definitions

  1. crocodile, any of the predatory, amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae

Ancestry of “ܝܪܠܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*waral-monitor lizard
Every word from Proto-Semitic *waral-
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