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Where does “אָבֿ” come from?

אָבֿ (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew אָב, from Akkadian 𒉈, from Sumerian 𒉈 — to bring, carry; to burn; fire.

אָבֿ (Yiddish): ancestor, patriarch

Definitions

  1. ancestor, patriarch

Ancestry of “אָבֿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאָבchief; father; father; ancestor, forefather
2Akkadian𒉈Ab, fifth month of the year; fire
3Sumerian𒉈to bring, carry; to burn; fire
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