Where does “סב” come from?

סב (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ס־ב־ב.

סב (Hebrew): An elderly man; an aged or old man; A...

Definitions

  1. An elderly man; an aged or old man; A...

Ancestry of “סב”, step by step

סב traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ס־ב־ב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewס־ב־ב

via Aramaic סבא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicסבאold man, grandfather
Every word from Hebrew ס־ב־ב