Where does “šabas” come from?

šabas (Lithuanian) comes from Yiddish שבת, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

šabas (Lithuanian): Sabbath

Definitions

  1. Sabbath

Ancestry of “šabas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishשבתSaturday; Sabbath, Shabbat
2HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
3Akkadianšapattum15

Words derived from “šabas”

Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →Every word from Yiddish שבת →