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Where does “Sava” come from?

Sava (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek Σάββας, from Aramaic סבא.

Ancestry of “Sava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣάββας—
2Aramaicסבא—
Every word from Aramaic סבא →