Where does “سیلاب” come from?
سیلاب (Persian) comes from French syllabe, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
سیلاب (Persian): flood, inundation; flooding; current, torrent
Definitions
- flood, inundation; flooding; current, torrent
Ancestry of “سیلاب”, step by step
سیلاب traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French syllabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | syllabe | syllable |
| 2 | Old French | sillebe | — |
| 3 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
via Persian آب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | آب | water; liquid; juice |
| 2 | Arabic | آب | to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,... |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܐܒ | August |
| 4 | Aramaic | אב | absolute form of אַבָּא |
| 5 | Akkadian | Abum | Abu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August) |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 7 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |