Where does “ሰማያዊ” come from?

ሰማያዊ (Tigrinya) comes from Tigrinya ሰማይ, from Proto-Semitic šamāy- — sky, heaven.

ሰማያዊ (Tigrinya): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “ሰማያዊ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tigrinyaሰማይheaven
2Proto-Semiticšamāy-sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamāy- →Every word from Tigrinya ሰማይ →