Where does “Сѷріꙗ” come from?

Сѷріꙗ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

Сѷріꙗ (Old Church Slavonic): Syria

Definitions

  1. Syria

Ancestry of “Сѷріꙗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
2Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
3AkkadianAššūrāyu—
4AkkadianAššūrAssur
Every word from Akkadian Aššūr →Every word from Akkadian Aššūrāyu →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία →