Where does “אב” come from?

אב (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

אב (Hebrew): father, male parent; ancestor, forefather;...

Definitions

  1. father, male parent; ancestor, forefather;...

Ancestry of “אב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AkkadianAbumAbu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August)
2Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
3Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

Words derived from “אב”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- →Every word from Akkadian Abum →