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Where does “אבא” come from?

אבא (Aramaic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.

אבא (Aramaic): father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...

Definitions

  1. father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...

Ancestry of “אבא”, step by step

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

Words derived from “אבא”

  • Abbott
  • abbot
  • abbess
  • abbé
  • abbacy
  • abbatial
  • abbotship
  • archabbot
  • abbas
  • abba
  • abbate
  • abbotess
  • abbat
  • subabbot
  • abbotcy
  • abbotric
  • abbatizo
  • abbas
  • abbatis
  • abbatissa
  • abbatem
  • abbatialis
  • abba
  • abbatizans
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