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Where does “ספג” come from?

ספג (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew סְפוֹג, from Ancient Greek σπόγγος — sponge; tonsil.

ספג (Hebrew): to absorb; to receive something negative; to have...

Definitions

  1. to absorb; to receive something negative; to have...

Ancestry of “ספג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewסְפוֹגsponge
2Ancient Greekσπόγγοςsponge; tonsil
Every word from Ancient Greek σπόγγος →