Where does “vav” come from?

vav (English) comes from Hebrew וי״ו — Vav, waw.

vav (English): The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו

Definitions

  1. The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו

Ancestry of “vav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewוי״וVav, waw
Every word from Hebrew וי״ו
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