Where does “Sava” come from?

Sava (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Сава, from Ancient Greek Σάββας, from Aramaic סבא — old man, grandfather.

Ancestry of “Sava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church SlavonicСава—
2Ancient GreekΣάββας—
3Aramaicסבאold man, grandfather
Every word from Aramaic סבא →Every word from Ancient Greek Σάββας →Every word from Old Church Slavonic Сава →