Where does “talab” come from?
talab (English) comes from Hindi तालाब, from Persian تالاب, from Persian آب, from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-.
talab (English): a pond for harvesting rainwater
Definitions
- a pond for harvesting rainwater
Ancestry of “talab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | तालाब | pond, small lake |
| 2 | Persian | تالاب | pond; lagoon |
| 3 | Persian | آب | water; liquid; juice |
| 4 | Arabic | آب | to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,... |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܐܒ | — |
| 6 | Aramaic | אב | absolute form of אַבָּא |
| 7 | Akkadian | Abum | — |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 9 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | — |