Where does “אברם” come from?

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

Ancestry of “אברם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאברם—
2Hebrewאָבchief; father; father; ancestor, forefather
3Akkadian𒉈Ab, fifth month of the year; fire
4Sumerian𒉈to bring, carry; to burn; fire
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