Where does “ἀββα” come from?

ἀββα (Ancient Greek) comes from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

ἀββα (Ancient Greek): father; title of respect given to abbots

Definitions

  1. father; title of respect given to abbots

Ancestry of “ἀββα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
2Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
3Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

Words derived from “ἀββα”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- →Every word from Aramaic אבא →