Where does “دب” come from?

دب (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic dubb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- — big animal.

دب (Arabic): to creep, to crawl; to proceed, to advance, to...

Definitions

  1. to creep, to crawl; to proceed, to advance, to...

Ancestry of “دب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticdubb-bear
2Proto-Afroasiaticdab-big animal
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dab-Every word from Proto-Semitic dubb-