Where does “ܟܦܬܐ” come from?

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

ܟܦܬܐ (Classical Syriac): anything hollow or curved; pan, bowl, plate,...

Definitions

  1. anything hollow or curved; pan, bowl, plate,...

Ancestry of “ܟܦܬܐ”, step by step

ܟܦܬܐ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Syriac ܟܦܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܟܦܐpalm, hand; glove; handful
2Aramaicכפאpalm, hand
3Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand

via Persian کوفته

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکوفتهbeaten; ground; shattered
2Persianکوفتنto break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,...
3Middle Persian?????beat, pound, crush

via Aramaic כתפא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicכתפאshoulder
2Proto-West Semitic*katip-shoulder
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →