Where does “اب” come from?

اب (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic اب, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

اب (Egyptian Arabic): father, dad

Definitions

  1. father, dad

Ancestry of “اب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاب
2Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
3Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-Every word from Arabic اب
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