Where does “ܣܪܡܛܐ” come from?
ܣܪܡܛܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek ψαρός, from Ancient Greek ψάρ, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
ܣܪܡܛܐ (Classical Syriac): gray, grayish
Ancestry of “ܣܪܡܛܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ψαρός | speckled, dappled, like a starling; genitive... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψάρ | starling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |