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Where does “ܡܢܝܫܟܐ” come from?
ܡܢܝܫܟܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Middle Persian wnpšk', from Proto-Iranian van- — blue.
Ancestry of “ܡܢܝܫܟܐ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Persian
wnpšk'
violet
2
Proto-Iranian
van-
blue
Words derived from “ܡܢܝܫܟܐ”
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