English
Kassis
Kassis comes from Arabic قِسِّيس ‘priest, pastor, parson’, and goes back to Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ.
- Classical Syriacmodernܩܫܝܫܐqaššīšā‘priest’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقِسِّيسqissīs‘priest, pastor, parson’
- EnglishtodayKassis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Syriacmodernܩܫܝܫܐqaššīšā‘priest’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقِسِّيسqissīs‘priest, pastor, parson’
- EnglishtodayKassis
Every English word from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ
Today it means
name A surname from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ / Kassis