Where does “âbəmbâr” come from?

âbəmbâr (Khalaj) comes from Persian آب‌انبار, from Persian آب, from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

âbəmbâr (Khalaj): water container

Definitions

  1. water container

Ancestry of “âbəmbâr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآب‌انبارAn underground chamber to reserve rain water, cistern
2Persianآبwater; liquid; juice
3Arabicآبto return, to come back; to repent; to incur,...
4Classical SyriacܐܒAugust
5Aramaicאבabsolute form of אַבָּא
6AkkadianAbumAbu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August)
7Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
8Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-Every word from Akkadian Abum