Where does “ਯਾਕ਼ੂਬ” come from?

ਯਾਕ਼ੂਬ (Punjabi) comes from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

ਯਾਕ਼ੂਬ (Punjabi): Yaqub, a nabi of Islam

Definitions

  1. Yaqub, a nabi of Islam

Ancestry of “ਯਾਕ਼ੂਬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَعْقُوب—
2Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
3Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
4Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace
Every word from Hebrew עקב →Every word from Hebrew יעקב →Every word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ →