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Where does “abgusht” come from?

abgusht (English) comes from Persian آب‌گوشت, from Persian آب, from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.

abgusht (English): A Persian dish consisting of a clear broth with...

Definitions

  1. A Persian dish consisting of a clear broth with...

Ancestry of “abgusht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآب‌گوشتabgusht
2Persianآبwater; liquid; juice
3Arabicآبto return, to come back; to repent; to incur,...
4Classical Syriacܐܒ—
5Aramaicאבabsolute form of אַבָּא
6AkkadianAbum—
7Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
8Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →