Where does “sulla” come from?
sulla (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic sulë, from Albanian Sulejman, from Persian سلیمان, from Arabic سُلَيْمَان, from Classical Syriac ܫܠܝܡܘܢ, from Ancient Greek Σολομών, from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה, from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם — peace, well-being, welfare.
sulla (Northern Sami): approximation, resemblance; estimate
Definitions
- approximation, resemblance; estimate
Ancestry of “sulla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | sulë | |
| 2 | Albanian | Sulejman | Solomon |
| 3 | Persian | سلیمان | Solomon |
| 4 | Arabic | سُلَيْمَان | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܫܠܝܡܘܢ | Solomon |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σολομών | the son of David and third king of Israel |
| 7 | Hebrew | שְׁלֹמֹה | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | שָׁלוֹם | peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | šalām- | peace, well-being, welfare |