Where does “ܐܚܕܐ” come from?

ܐܚܕܐ (Western Neo-Aramaic) comes from Classical Syriac ܚܕܐ, from Aramaic חֲדָא, from Proto-Semitic ʾaḥad- — one.

Ancestry of “ܐܚܕܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܚܕܐone
2Aramaicחֲדָא—
3Proto-Semiticʾaḥad-one
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾaḥad- →Every word from Aramaic חֲדָא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܚܕܐ →