Where does “ድብ” come from?

ድብ (Amharic) comes from Proto-Semitic dubb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- — big animal.

ድብ (Amharic): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “ድብ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticdubb-bear
2Proto-Afroasiaticdab-big animal
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dubb- →