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- Sumerian · learned borrowing from𒀭𒉎𒂂𒄷“a mythical dragon-like bird”
- English todayAnzu
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒉎𒂂𒄷 (AN.IM.DUGUD^(MUŠEN) /Anzû/, “a mythical dragon-like bird”), origin unknown, perhaps from 𒀭 (An, “heaven”) + 𒍪 (zu, “to know”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.