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
- ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
Ancestry of “ebur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Demotic | yb | ivory, Elephantine |
| 2 | Egyptian | ꜣbw | cessation; elephant; elephant tusk |
| 3 | Egyptian | ꜣb | to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | *leb- | — |
Words derived from “ebur”