Where does “ܫܢܐ” come from?

ܫܢܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic שנא, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

ܫܢܐ (Classical Syriac): tooth, fang, tusk; axis, epistropheus; ivory

Definitions

  1. tooth, fang, tusk; axis, epistropheus; ivory

Ancestry of “ܫܢܐ”, step by step

ܫܢܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic שנא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשנאtooth; fang, tusk; ivory
2Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
3Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—

via Arabic سَنَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَنَاءeminence, highness
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Aramaic שנא →