Where does “אבימלך” come from?

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

אבימלך (Hebrew): A ruler of a Philistine principality or town

Definitions

  1. A ruler of a Philistine principality or town

Ancestry of “אבימלך”, step by step

אבימלך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew אבי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאביfather of; my father
2Polishabyto, in order to, so that
3Old Polishabyintroduces a clause of aim; to, in order to, so that
4Proto-Slavic*abyas long as

via Hebrew מֶלֶךְ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמֶלֶךְking
Every word from Proto-Slavic *aby →Every word from Old Polish aby →Every word from Polish aby →