Where does “casûs” come from?

casûs (Kurdish) comes from Arabic جَاسُوس, from Classical Syriac ܓܫܘܫܐ — spy; scout, searcher, explorer; palpitation.

casûs (Kurdish): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “casûs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَاسُوسspy
2Classical Syriacܓܫܘܫܐspy; scout, searcher, explorer; palpitation
Every word from Classical Syriac ܓܫܘܫܐ →Every word from Arabic جَاسُوس →
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