Where does “ess” come from?

ess (Faroese) comes from Danish es, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.

ess (Faroese): The name of the Latin-script letter S; ace;...

Definitions

The name of the Latin-script letter S; ace;...

Ancestry of “ess”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	es	ace
2	Middle Low German	es	—
3	Old French	as	a score of one on a die; second-person singular...
4	Vulgar Latin	*as	—
5	Latin	habes	second-person singular present active indicative...
6	Arabic	حَبَش	Abyssinian; Abysinnian

Every word from Arabic حَبَش →Every word from Latin habes →Every word from Vulgar Latin *as →