Where does “آجر” come from?
آجر (Persian) comes from Arabic آجُرّ, from Classical Syriac ܐܲܓܘܼܪܵܐ, from Akkadian 𒅇𒆪𒊒𒌝, from Sumerian ???.
آجر (Persian): burned brick
Ancestry of “آجر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | آجُرّ | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܐܲܓܘܼܪܵܐ | — |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒅇𒆪𒊒𒌝 | kiln-fired brick; paving stone, tile, slab; an... |
| 4 | Sumerian | ??? | — |