Where does “abuna” come from?

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

abuna (English): The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church

Definitions

  1. The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church

Ancestry of “abuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicአቡነbishop
2Arabicأَبُونَاour father
3Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
4Arabicأَبfather
Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Arabic أَبُونَا →