Where does “Ἀββᾶ” come from?

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

Ἀββᾶ (Ancient Greek): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “Ἀββᾶ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
2Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
3Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- →Every word from Aramaic אבא →