Where does “Sirje” come from?

Sirje (Estonian) comes from German Syrien, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

Ancestry of “Sirje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSyrien—
2Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
3Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
4AkkadianAššūrāyu—
5AkkadianAššūrAssur
Every word from Akkadian Aššūr →Every word from Akkadian Aššūrāyu →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία →