Where does “אָדר” come from?

אָדר (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew אֲדָר, from Akkadian Addarum — Adar, the twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately February-March).

אָדר (Yiddish): Adar

Definitions

  1. Adar

Ancestry of “אָדר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֲדָר—
2AkkadianAddarumAdar, the twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately February-March)
Every word from Akkadian Addarum →Every word from Hebrew אֲדָר →