Where does “רבנו” come from?
רבנו (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew רַבֵּנוּ, from Hebrew רַבִּי, from Hebrew רַב, from Proto-Semitic rabb- — to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;...
רבנו (Yiddish): Rabbeinu, our master, our teacher, our rabbi
Definitions
- Rabbeinu, our master, our teacher, our rabbi
Ancestry of “רבנו”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | רַבֵּנוּ | our teacher |
| 2 | Hebrew | רַבִּי | my master, my rabbi; teacher; rabbi |
| 3 | Hebrew | רַב | master, teacher, rabbi; master; master, rabbi |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | rabb- | to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;... |