Where does “ebur” come from?

ebur (Latin) comes from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

ebur (Latin): ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant

Definitions

  1. ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant

Ancestry of “ebur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticybivory, Elephantine
2Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
3Egyptianꜣbto stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
4Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-—

Words derived from “ebur”

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