Where does “ܕܐܒܐ” come from?
ܕܐܒܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic דאבא, from Proto-Semitic ðiʾb- — wolf.
ܕܐܒܐ (Classical Syriac): wolf, he-wolf
Ancestry of “ܕܐܒܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | דאבא | wolf |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | ðiʾb- | wolf |