Where does “ܢܗܢܓ” come from?

ܢܗܢܓ (Classical Syriac) comes from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃, from Proto-Iranian niθanga-, from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

ܢܗܢܓ (Classical Syriac): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “ܢܗܢܓ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃crocodile hippopotamus
2Proto-Iranianniθanga-—
3Proto-Iranianni-down
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →