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Where does “Abramsky” come from?

Abramsky (English) comes from English Abram, from English auburn, from Middle English aubourne, from Old French auborne, from Medieval Latin alburnus, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Ancestry of “Abramsky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAbramSynonym of Abraham man; insane; mad; naked
2EnglishauburnA dark reddish-brown colour, often used to...
3Middle Englishaubourne—
4Old Frenchauborne—
5Medieval Latinalburnuswhitish
6LatinAlbus—
7Proto-Italicalβoswhite
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
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