Where does “'ibrāy” come from?

'ibrāy (Aramaic) comes from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי, from Hebrew עֵבֶר — Eber.

Ancestry of “'ibrāy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewעִבְרִי—
2HebrewעֵבֶרEber
Every word from Hebrew עֵבֶר →Every word from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי →
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