Where does “اب” come from?

اب (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

Ancestry of “اب”, step by step

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

Words derived from “اب”

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