Where does “ድቢ” come from?
ድቢ (Tigrinya) comes from Proto-Semitic dubb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- — big animal.
ድቢ (Tigrinya): bear
Ancestry of “ድቢ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | dubb- | bear |
| 2 | Proto-Afroasiatic | dab- | big animal |