Where does “ܠܫܢܐ” come from?

ܠܫܢܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic לִשָּׁנָא, from Proto-Semitic lišān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.

ܠܫܢܐ (Classical Syriac): tongue; pronunciation, articulation; language,...

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  1. tongue; pronunciation, articulation; language,...

Ancestry of “ܠܫܢܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicלִשָּׁנָא
2Proto-Semiticlišān-tongue; language
3Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis-Every word from Proto-Semitic lišān-Every word from Aramaic לִשָּׁנָא