Where does “אלפא” come from?

אלפא (Aramaic) comes from Akkadian eleppum — ship, boat.

אלפא (Aramaic): ship, boat, galley; Greek letter Α; thousand

Definitions

  1. ship, boat, galley; Greek letter Α; thousand

Ancestry of “אלפא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianeleppumship, boat

Words derived from “אלפא”

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