Where does “ἀββᾱ” come from?

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

ἀββᾱ (Ancient Greek): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “ἀββᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאַבָּאfather
2Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
3Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

Words derived from “ἀββᾱ”

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