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 AššūrEvery word from Akkadian AššūrāyuEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία
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