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Where does “ܣܦܣܠܐ” come from?

ܣܦܣܠܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek συψέλλιον, from Latin subsellium, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ܣܦܣܠܐ (Classical Syriac): bench, seat; footstool

Definitions

  1. bench, seat; footstool

Ancestry of “ܣܦܣܠܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυψέλλιον—
2Latinsubselliuma low seat or bench; the bench
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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