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Where does “Sīrija” come from?

Sīrija (Latvian) comes from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr.

Sīrija (Latvian): Syria

Definitions

  1. Syria

Ancestry of “Sīrija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSȳria—
2Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
3Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
4AkkadianAššūrāyu—
5AkkadianAššūr—

Words derived from “Sīrija”

  • sīrietis
  • sīriete
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