Where does “barrabás” come from?

barrabás (Spanish) comes from Latin Barabbās, from Ancient Greek Βαραββᾶς, from Aramaic אַבָּא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

barrabás (Spanish): scoundrel, rogue, rascal

Definitions

  1. scoundrel, rogue, rascal

Ancestry of “barrabás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBarabbāsBarabbas
2Ancient GreekΒαραββᾶςBarabbas, a criminal released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus
3Aramaicאַבָּאfather
4Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
5Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

Words derived from “barrabás

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-Every word from Aramaic אַבָּא
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