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Where does “AV” come from?

AV is an English initialism from adult video, a Japanese loanword abbreviation from English adult and video that originated in the Japanese adult entertainment industry.

AV (English): Initialism of alternative vote; Initialism of...

Definitions

  1. Initialism of alternative vote; Initialism of...

Ancestry of “AV”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאָבchief; father; father; ancestor, forefather
2Akkadian𒉈Ab, fifth month of the year; fire
3Sumerian𒉈to bring, carry; to burn; fire

Words derived from “AV”

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