Where does “embaraçar” come from?

embaraçar (Portuguese) comes from Arabic مَرَسَة, from Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ, from Akkadian 𒄙, from Akkadian 𒆟 — to tie.

embaraçar (Portuguese): to tangle; to snarl; to embarrass

Definitions

  1. to tangle; to snarl; to embarrass

Ancestry of “embaraçar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَرَسَةrope
2Classical Syriacܡܰܪܫܳܐrope
3Akkadian𒄙rope; yarn, twine, wire, string; a twist of...
4Akkadian𒆟to tie

Words derived from “embaraçar”

Every word from Akkadian 𒆟 →Every word from Akkadian 𒄙 →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ →