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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیعقوب—
2Arabicيَعْقُوب—
3Classical Syriacܝܥܩܘܒ—
4Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
5Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace
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