Where does “شباط” come from?

شباط (Persian) comes from Arabic شُبَاط, from Classical Syriac ܫܒܛ, from Hebrew שְׁבָט, from Akkadian Šabāṭum — Šabāṭu, the eleventh month of the Babylonian calendar.

شباط (Persian): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “شباط”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشُبَاط—
2Classical SyriacܫܒܛFebruary
3Hebrewשְׁבָט—
4AkkadianŠabāṭumŠabāṭu, the eleventh month of the Babylonian calendar
Every word from Akkadian Šabāṭum →Every word from Hebrew שְׁבָט →Every word from Classical Syriac ܫܒܛ →