Where does “דובֿ־בער” come from?
דובֿ־בער (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew דוב, from Proto-Semitic dubb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dab- — big animal.
Ancestry of “דובֿ־בער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | דוב | bear |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | dubb- | bear |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | dab- | big animal |