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Where does “Xi-ri” come from?

Xi-ri (Vietnamese) comes from French Syrie, from Middle French Syrie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr.

Xi-ri (Vietnamese): Syrian

Definitions

  1. Syrian

Ancestry of “Xi-ri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSyrie—
2Middle FrenchSyrie—
3LatinSȳria—
4Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
5Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
6AkkadianAššūrāyu—
7AkkadianAššūr—
Every word from Akkadian Aššūr →