Where does “Yoqub” come from?

Yoqub (Uzbek) comes from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

Ancestry of “Yoqub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَعْقُوب
2Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
3Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
4Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace
Every word from Hebrew עקבEvery word from Hebrew יעקבEvery word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ