Where does “Яъқуб” come from?

Яъқуб (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian یعقوب, from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

Ancestry of “Яъқуб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیعقوب—
2Arabicيَعْقُوب—
3Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
4Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
5Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace
Every word from Hebrew עקב →Every word from Hebrew יעקב →Every word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ →