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Where does “Сава” come from?
Сава (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek Σάββας, from Aramaic סבא — old man, grandfather.
Ancestry of “Сава”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
Σάββας
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2
Aramaic
סבא
old man, grandfather
Words derived from “Сава”
Sava
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