Where does “yb” come from?

yb (Demotic) comes from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

yb (Demotic): ivory, Elephantine

Definitions

  1. ivory, Elephantine

Ancestry of “yb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
2Egyptianꜣbto stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
3Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-—

Words derived from “yb”

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