Where does “أنقليس” come from?
أنقليس (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac [[ܐܢܩܗܠܝܣ]] / [[ܐܢܩܠܣܐ]] / [[ܐܢܩܠܝܣ]], from Ancient Greek ἔγχελυς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ- — water-worm, eel.
أنقليس (Hijazi Arabic): eel
Definitions
- eel
Ancestry of “أنقليس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | [[ܐܢܩܗܠܝܣ]] / [[ܐܢܩܠܣܐ]] / [[ܐܢܩܠܝܣ]] | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔγχελυς | eel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engʷʰ- | water-worm, eel |