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Where does “dubb-” come from?

dubb- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- — big animal.

dubb- (Proto-Semitic): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “dubb-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afroasiaticdab-big animal

Words derived from “dubb-”

  • דוב
  • דובֿ־בער
  • ܕܒܐ
  • דבא
  • 𐎄𐎁
  • ድብ
  • ድቢ
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