Where does “ܡܝܐ” come from?
ܡܝܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic מיא, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.
ܡܝܐ (Classical Syriac): water; juice, sap; albumen, egg white
Definitions
- water; juice, sap; albumen, egg white
Ancestry of “ܡܝܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | מיא | water |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | māy- | water |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | maʔ- | water |