Where does “ܬܝܡܢܐ” come from?
ܬܝܡܢܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܝܡܝܢܐ, from Aramaic ימינא, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.
ܬܝܡܢܐ (Classical Syriac): south; south wind
Ancestry of “ܬܝܡܢܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܝܡܝܢܐ | right; right hand; pledge, promise, oath, compact |
| 2 | Aramaic | ימינא | right |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | yamīn- | right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;... |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | yamin- | right hand |