Where does “בוקר טוב” come from?

בוקר טוב (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew טוב, from Proto-Semitic ṭāb- — good, pleasant to the senses.

בוקר טוב (Hebrew): good morning

Definitions

  1. good morning

Ancestry of “בוקר טוב”, step by step

בוקר טוב traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew טוב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewטובgoodness, fairness; good, fair, fine; kind
2Proto-Semiticṭāb-good, pleasant to the senses

via Hebrew בוקר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewבוקרA morning, dawn; A cowboy, cattleman; to be...
2Hebrewב־ק־ר—
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṭāb- →Every word from Hebrew טוב →