Where does “ድቢ” come from?

ድቢ (Tigrinya) comes from Proto-Semitic dubb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- — big animal.

ድቢ (Tigrinya): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “ድቢ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticdubb-bear
2Proto-Afroasiaticdab-big animal
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dubb- →
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