Where does “sobat” come from?

sobat (Veps) comes from Russian суббо́та, from Old East Slavic субота, from Proto-Slavic sǫbota, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

sobat (Veps): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “sobat”, step by step

sobat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian суббо́та

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсуббо́таSaturday
2Old East Slavicсубота—
3Proto-SlavicsǫbotaSaturday
4HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
5Akkadianšapattum15

via Arabic صَحَابَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَحَابَةcompanions
Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →Every word from Proto-Slavic sǫbota →