Where does “યાકૂબ” come from?

યાકૂબ (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian یَعْقُوب, from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

યાકૂબ (Gujarati): Jacob

Definitions

  1. Jacob

Ancestry of “યાકૂબ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیَعْقُوب—
2Arabicيَعْقُوب—
3Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
4Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
5Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace
Every word from Hebrew עקב →Every word from Hebrew יעקב →Every word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ →