Where does “דבא” come from?

דבא (Aramaic) comes from Proto-Semitic dubb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- — big animal.

דבא (Aramaic): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “דבא”, step by step

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