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Where does “ܠܣܛܐ” come from?

ܠܣܛܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek λῃστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ܠܣܛܐ (Classical Syriac): robber, bandit, brigand, pirate

Definitions

  1. robber, bandit, brigand, pirate

Ancestry of “ܠܣܛܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλῃστήςrobber, bandit; pirate, buccaneer; revolutionary,...
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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