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Where does “ܩܘܦܪܘܣ” come from?

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ (Classical Syriac): dung; cypress flowers; henna plant

Definitions

  1. dung; cypress flowers; henna plant

Ancestry of “ܩܘܦܪܘܣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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