Where does “زکاب” come from?
زکاب (Persian) comes from Persian آب, from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.
زکاب (Persian): ink; pencil
Definitions
- ink; pencil
Ancestry of “زکاب”, step by step
زکاب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian آب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | آب | water; liquid; juice |
| 2 | Arabic | آب | to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,... |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܐܒ | August |
| 4 | Aramaic | אב | absolute form of אַבָּא |
| 5 | Akkadian | Abum | Abu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August) |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 7 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |
via Persian زاگ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | زاگ | vitriol |