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Where does “ܩܐܪܣܐ” come from?

ܩܐܪܣܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek καιρός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

ܩܐܪܣܐ (Classical Syriac): time; season; right time, opportunity, occasion

Definitions

  1. time; season; right time, opportunity, occasion

Ancestry of “ܩܐܪܣܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαιρόςmeasure; proportion; fitness; period ; season;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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