Where does “Abuna” come from?

Abuna (English) comes from Amharic አቡነ, from Arabic أَبُونَا, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

Abuna (English): that forms part of its border with Brazil

Definitions

  1. that forms part of its border with Brazil

Ancestry of “Abuna”, step by step

Abuna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Amharic አቡነ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicአቡነbishop
2Arabicأَبُونَاour father
3Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
4Arabicأَبfather

via Ge'ez አቡነ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ge'ezአቡነour father

via Portuguese Abunã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAbunã—
Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Arabic أَبُونَا →