Where does “řmus” come from?

řmus (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic موس, from Arabic موسى, from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ, from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה.

řmus (Tarifit): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “řmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicموسknife
2Arabicموسىrazor, blade; knife, pocketknife
3Classical Syriacܡܘܼܫܹܐ—
4Biblical Hebrewמֹשֶׁה—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ →Every word from Arabic موسى →
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