Where does “אביגיל” come from?

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

Ancestry of “אביגיל”, step by step

אביגיל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew אב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאבfather, male parent; ancestor, forefather;...
2AkkadianAbumAbu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August)
3Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
4Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

via Hebrew גִּיל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגִּיל
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-Every word from Akkadian Abum