Where does “abishag” come from?

abishag (English) comes from Hebrew אבישג, from Hebrew אבי, from Polish aby, from Old Polish aby, from Proto-Slavic *aby — as long as.

abishag (English): The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and...

Definitions

  1. The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and...

Ancestry of “abishag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewאבישגAvishag
2Hebrewאביfather of; my father
3Polishabyto, in order to, so that
4Old Polishabyintroduces a clause of aim; to, in order to, so that
5Proto-Slavic*abyas long as
Every word from Proto-Slavic *aby →Every word from Old Polish aby →Every word from Polish aby →