Where does “ܢܝܛܪܘܢ” come from?
ܢܝܛܪܘܢ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
ܢܝܛܪܘܢ (Classical Syriac): niter/nitre; natron; sodium
Definitions
- niter/nitre; natron; sodium
Ancestry of “ܢܝܛܪܘܢ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | νίτρον | sodium carbonate |
| 2 | Egyptian | nṯrj | to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy |
| 3 | Egyptian | -j | Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives.... |
| 4 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 5 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |