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
- tooth, fang, tusk; axis, epistropheus; ivory
Ancestry of “ܫܢܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | שנא | tooth; fang, tusk; ivory |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šinn- | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | sin- | — |