Where does “סילאס” come from?

סילאס (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish Silas, from Latin Sīlās, from Ancient Greek Σίλας, from Aramaic שְׁאִילָא.

Ancestry of “סילאס”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Spanish	Silas	—
2	Latin	Sīlās	—
3	Ancient Greek	Σίλας	—
4	Aramaic	שְׁאִילָא	—

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