Where does “baobab” come from?
baobab (Finnish) comes from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.
baobab (Finnish): baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia
Definitions
- baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia
Ancestry of “baobab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | bahobab | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَبُو حِبَاب | father of many seeds; fruit of many seeds |
| 3 | Arabic | أَبُو | father/possessor of; father; father of |
| 4 | Arabic | أَب | father |