Where does “ܟܪܢܒܐ” come from?
ܟܪܢܒܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek χέρνιβον, from Ancient Greek χέρνιψ, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéhrnikʷs.
ܟܪܢܒܐ (Classical Syriac): wash basin
Ancestry of “ܟܪܢܒܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χέρνιβον | washbasin |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χέρνιψ | water for washing the hands |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰéhrnikʷs | — |