Where does “ابو دقيق” come from?

ابو دقيق (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic دَقِيق, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

ابو دقيق (Egyptian Arabic): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “ابو دقيق”, step by step

ابو دقيق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic دَقِيق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَقِيقflour; fine, thin; delicate, fragile; small;...
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏—
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop

via Arabic أَبُو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
2Arabicأَبfather
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →