Where does “abaka” come from?

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

abaka (Dibabawon Manobo): Manila hemp; abaca

Definitions

  1. Manila hemp; abaca

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 →
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