Where does “אבי” come from?

אבי (Hebrew) comes from Polish aby, from Old Polish aby, from Proto-Slavic *aby — as long as.

אבי (Hebrew): father of; my father

Definitions

  1. father of; my father

Ancestry of “אבי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishabyto, in order to, so that
2Old Polishabyintroduces a clause of aim; to, in order to, so that
3Proto-Slavic*abyas long as

Words derived from “אבי”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *aby →Every word from Old Polish aby →Every word from Polish aby →