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Where does “ܠܩܢܐ” come from?

ܠܩܢܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek λεκάνη, from Ancient Greek λέκος — dish, pot, pan.

ܠܩܢܐ (Classical Syriac): dish, plate, platter; bowl, basin, laver; vessel

Definitions

  1. dish, plate, platter; bowl, basin, laver; vessel

Ancestry of “ܠܩܢܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεκάνηdish, pot, pan, basin
2Ancient Greekλέκοςdish, pot, pan
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