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Where does “برنابا” come from?

برنابا (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς, from Aramaic בַּר נְבִיָּא.

Ancestry of “برنابا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΒαρναβᾶς—
2Aramaicבַּר נְבִיָּא—
Every word from Aramaic בַּר נְבִיָּא →