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Where does “ܠܡܐܢܐ” come from?

ܠܡܐܢܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek λιμήν, from Proto-Indo-European léymō, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

ܠܡܐܢܐ (Classical Syriac): port, harbor/harbour, haven

Definitions

  1. port, harbor/harbour, haven

Ancestry of “ܠܡܐܢܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλιμήνharbor; a haven, retreat, refuge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanléymōlake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...
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