Proto-Semitic

*ʔabw-

‘father’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-.

11 English words in this record descend from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-, most familiar first.

• abbey ← abaïe ← abbās ← ἀββα ← אבא
• abbot ← abbat ← abbās ← ἀββᾶς ← אבא
• apa ← ⲁⲡⲁ ← ἀββα ← אַבָּא
• abate ← abbātem ← abbās ← ἀββᾶς ← אַבָּא
• abbess ← abbesse ← abeesse ← abbātissa ← abbās
• abbé ← abbās ← ἀββα ← אבא
• bwana ← أَبُونَا
• abbate ← abbās ← ἀββα ← אבא
• abbacy ← abbathie ← abbātia ← abbās ← ἀββα
• abbatical ← abbās ← ἀββα ← אבא
• abbotess ← abbodesse ← abbadisse ← abbātissa ← abbās

Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-