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Where does “ʔabw-” come from?

ʔabw- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.

ʔabw- (Proto-Semitic): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “ʔabw-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—

Words derived from “ʔabw-”

  • Abbott
  • abbot
  • abbess
  • abbé
  • abbacy
  • abbatial
  • abbotship
  • archabbot
  • abbas
  • abba
  • bwana
  • abbate
  • abbotess
  • abbat
  • subabbot
  • abbotcy
  • abbotric
  • abbatizo
  • abbas
  • abbatis
  • abbatissa
  • abbatem
  • abbatialis
  • abba
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