Where does “ܟܦܐ” come from?

ܟܦܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic כפא, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

ܟܦܐ (Classical Syriac): palm, hand; glove; handful

Definitions

  1. palm, hand; glove; handful

Ancestry of “ܟܦܐ”, step by step

ܟܦܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic כפא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicכפאpalm, hand
2Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand

via Northern Kurdish چەپڵە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishچەپڵە—

Words derived from “ܟܦܐ”

Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →Every word from Aramaic כפא →