Where does “كبر” come from?

كبر (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܩܦܪ — caper-bush.

كبر (Arabic): to be or become big; to grow, to grow up; to...

Definitions

  1. to be or become big; to grow, to grow up; to...

Ancestry of “كبر”, step by step

كبر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Syriac ܩܦܪ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܩܦܪcaper-bush

via Ge'ez ከበሮ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ge'ezከበሮdrum, timbrel; Alternative form of ከረቦ

Words derived from “كبر

Every word from Classical Syriac ܩܦܪ