Where does “aba” come from?

Aba is an English word borrowed from Arabic عَبَاءَة, a type of loose cloak or robe worn in Arab regions.

aba (English): A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the...

Definitions

  1. A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the...

Ancestry of “aba”, step by step

aba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 阿壩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese阿壩—
2Tibetanརྔ་བ—

via Arabic عَبَاءَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَبَاءَةwoollen tunic; cloak

via Ancient Greek Ἄβα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌβαwheel; shout

Words derived from “aba”

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