Where does “abaca” come from?
abaca (English) comes from Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaká, from Arabic أَبَق, from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ — to split, to reave, to crack.
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Ancestry of “abaca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | abacá | abaca; Manilla hemp |
| 2 | Tagalog | abaká | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَبَق | Mannila hemp; abaca |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܦܩܰܥ | to split, to reave, to crack |