Where does “רבי־ניסל” come from?
רבי־ניסל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רבי, from Hebrew רבי, from Hebrew רַב, from Proto-Semitic rabb- — to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;...
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Ancestry of “רבי־ניסל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | רבי | rabbi |
| 2 | Hebrew | רבי | rabbi, spiritual teacher |
| 3 | Hebrew | רַב | master, teacher, rabbi; master; master, rabbi |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | rabb- | to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;... |