Where does “ܐܒ” come from?

ܐܒ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

ܐܒ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): August; Av

Definitions

  1. August; Av

Ancestry of “ܐܒ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאבabsolute form of אַבָּא
2AkkadianAbumAbu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August)
3Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
4Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- →Every word from Akkadian Abum →