Where does “Barrabàs” come from?

Barrabàs (Catalan) comes from Latin Barabbās, from Ancient Greek Βαραββᾶς, from Aramaic אַבָּא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

Barrabàs (Catalan): Barabbas

Definitions

  1. Barabbas

Ancestry of “Barrabàs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBarabbāsBarabbas
2Ancient GreekΒαραββᾶςBarabbas, a criminal released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus
3Aramaicאַבָּאfather
4Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
5Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

Words derived from “Barrabàs”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- →Every word from Aramaic אַבָּא →