Where does “yb” come from?
yb (Demotic) comes from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.
yb (Demotic): ivory, Elephantine
Ancestry of “yb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | ꜣbw | cessation; elephant; elephant tusk |
| 2 | Egyptian | ꜣb | to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | *leb- | — |