Where does “ܕܐܒܐ” come from?

ܕܐܒܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic דאבא, from Proto-Semitic ðiʾb- — wolf.

ܕܐܒܐ (Classical Syriac): wolf, he-wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf, he-wolf

Ancestry of “ܕܐܒܐ”, step by step

ܕܐܒܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic דאבא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicדאבאwolf
2Proto-Semiticðiʾb-wolf

via Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*ḏiʔb-wolf
Every word from Proto-Semitic ðiʾb- →Every word from Aramaic דאבא →