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Where does “Ơ-phrát” come from?

Ơ-phrát (Vietnamese) comes from French Euphrate, from English Euphrates, from Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣.

Ancestry of “Ơ-phrát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchEuphrate—
2EnglishEuphrates—
3Ancient GreekΕὐφράτης—
4Old Persian𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢—
5Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣—
6Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣—
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