Where does “Yaƙubu” come from?
Yaƙubu (Hausa) comes from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.
Ancestry of “Yaƙubu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | يَعْقُوب | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܝܥܩܘܒ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יעקב | defective spelling of יעקוב |
| 4 | Hebrew | עקב | following, because of, due to; heel; trace |