Where does “Amirah” come from?

Amirah (English) comes from English amira, from Armenian ամիրա, from Old Armenian ամիրայ, from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ, from Arabic أَمِير — prince; prince; commander; commander, prince.

Ancestry of “Amirah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamiraA member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees...
2Armenianամիրաamir, emir; amira
3Old Armenianամիրայ—
4Classical Syriacܐܡܝܪܐemir, prince, prefect, commander
5Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince
Every word from Arabic أَمِير →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ →Every word from Old Armenian ամիրայ →