Where does “abang” come from?

abang (Central Malay) comes from Javanese ꦲꦧꦁ, from English Aban, from Hungarian aba, from Ottoman Turkish عبا, from Arabic عَبَاءَة — woollen tunic; cloak.

abang (Central Malay): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “abang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦧꦁred
2EnglishAbanThe eighth solar month of the Persian calendar
3Hungarianabaa thick, coarse, full cloth, typically woven from the wool of sheep or goats, usually undyed and of lower quality
4Ottoman Turkishعباcloak; aba
5Arabicعَبَاءَةwoollen tunic; cloak
Every word from Arabic عَبَاءَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عبا →Every word from Hungarian aba →