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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣάββας
2Aramaicסבאold man, grandfather

Words derived from “Сава

Every word from Aramaic סבאEvery word from Ancient Greek Σάββας
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