Where does “Shabbat” come from?

Shabbat (English) comes from Ladino shabat, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

Shabbat (English): The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis

Definitions

  1. The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis

Ancestry of “Shabbat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LadinoshabatShabbat, Sabbath
2HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
3Akkadianšapattum15

Words derived from “Shabbat”

Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →Every word from Ladino shabat →