Where does “Yakup” come from?
Yakup (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یعقوب, from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.
Ancestry of “Yakup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یعقوب | — |
| 2 | Arabic | يَعْقُوب | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܝܥܩܘܒ | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יעקב | defective spelling of יעקוב |
| 5 | Hebrew | עקב | following, because of, due to; heel; trace |