Where does “یعقوب” come from?

یعقوب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

Ancestry of “یعقوب”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	يَعْقُوب	—
2	Classical Syriac	ܝܥܩܘܒ	Jacob, James
3	Hebrew	יעקב	defective spelling of יעקוב
4	Hebrew	עקב	following, because of, due to; heel; trace

Words derived from “یعقوب”

Yakup
Jakup
jakë
Jakupi
jakatar
jakore
jakuce
Jakupi
jakatare

Every word from Hebrew עקב →Every word from Hebrew יעקב →Every word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ →