Where does “jabat” come from?

jabat (Volapük) comes from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

jabat (Volapük): The weekly Sabbath (the Biblical seventh day of the week), Shabbat, Shabbos, Shabbes

Definitions

  1. The weekly Sabbath (the Biblical seventh day of the week), Shabbat, Shabbos, Shabbes

Ancestry of “jabat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
2Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →
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