Where does “ܐܒܐ” come from?

ܐܒܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic אַבָּא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

ܐܒܐ (Classical Syriac): father; parents; forefather, ancestor, progenitor

Definitions

  1. father; parents; forefather, ancestor, progenitor

Ancestry of “ܐܒܐ”, step by step

ܐܒܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic אַבָּא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאַבָּאfather
2Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
3Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

via Classical Syriac ܐܢܒܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܐܢܒܐ—
2Akkadian?fruit
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- →Every word from Aramaic אַבָּא →