Where does “ܠܓܐ” come from?

ܠܓܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Latin leuga, from Latin leuca, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.

ܠܓܐ (Classical Syriac): league; absolute singular of ܠܓܬܐ; emphatic...

Definitions

  1. league; absolute singular of ܠܓܬܐ; emphatic...

Ancestry of “ܠܓܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinleugaA unit of length defined as 1+1⁄2 Roman miles
2Latinleucaleague, mile
3Proto-Celtic*lougā—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *lougā →Every word from Latin leuca →Every word from Latin leuga →