Where does “ܦܬܐ” come from?

ܦܬܐ (Turoyo) comes from Aramaic פאתא, from Proto-Semitic *piʔat- — side, edge, front.

ܦܬܐ (Turoyo): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “ܦܬܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicפאתאface, cheek
2Proto-Semitic*piʔat-side, edge, front
Every word from Proto-Semitic *piʔat- →Every word from Aramaic פאתא →