Words that come from Proto-Semitic “ʾiš-”

29 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-Semitic ʾiš- — including Abram, Abner, Ab, Absalom, Av, Abramsky, אש, אָב.

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English (7)

Hebrew (7)

Irish (2)

Phoenician (2)

Yiddish (2)

Akkadian (1)

Aramaic (1)

Punic (1)

Ugaritic (1)

Amharic (1)

Classical Syriac (1)

Latin (1)

Chinese (1)

Portuguese (1)

Words from Proto-Semitic ʾiš- — 29 descendants | Etymology Explorer