Where does “abaka” come from?

abaka (Cebuano) comes from Arabic أَبَق, from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ — to split, to reave, to crack.

abaka (Cebuano): Cebu hemp (Musa textilis); a species of banana tree native to the Philippines

Definitions

  1. Cebu hemp (Musa textilis); a species of banana tree native to the Philippines

Ancestry of “abaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicأَبَقMannila hemp; abaca
2Classical Syriacܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ—
3Classical Syriacܦܩܰܥto split, to reave, to crack
Every word from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ →Every word from Arabic أَبَق →