Where does “ܣܐܡܐ” come from?
ܣܐܡܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic סאמא, from Middle Persian (ʾ)sym, from Ancient Greek ἄσημον, from Ancient Greek ἄσημος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ܣܐܡܐ (Classical Syriac): silver
Definitions
- silver
Ancestry of “ܣܐܡܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | סאמא | silver |
| 2 | Middle Persian | (ʾ)sym | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσημον | plate, silver |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσημος | uncoined, without marks; pure, unmarked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |