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

  1. water; juice, sap; albumen, egg white

Ancestry of “ܡܝܐ”, step by step

ܡܝܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic מיא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicמיאwater
2Proto-Semiticmāy-water
3Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

via Aramaic מַיָּא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicמַיָּא—

Words derived from “ܡܝܐ”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →Every word from Aramaic מיא →