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Where does “Barabba” come from?

Barabba (Italian) comes from Latin Barabbās, from Ancient Greek Βαραββᾶς, from Aramaic אַבָּא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.

Barabba (Italian): Barabbas

Definitions

  1. Barabbas

Ancestry of “Barabba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBarabbās—
2Ancient GreekΒαραββᾶς—
3Aramaicאַבָּאfather
4Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
5Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →