Where does “آب” come from?
آب (Persian) comes from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.
آب (Persian): water; liquid; juice
Ancestry of “آب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | آب | to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܐܒ | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | אב | absolute form of אַבָּא |
| 4 | Akkadian | Abum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 6 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | — |