Where does “آب” come from?

آب (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

آب (Arabic): to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,...

Definitions

  1. to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,...

Ancestry of “آب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical SyriacܐܒAugust
2Aramaicאבabsolute form of אַבָּא
3AkkadianAbumAbu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August)
4Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
5Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

Words derived from “آب”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- →Every word from Akkadian Abum →