Where does “abaca” come from?

abaca (French) comes from Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaká, from Arabic أَبَق, from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ — to split, to reave, to crack.

abaca (French): a banana tree, the abaca; Manilla hemp

Definitions

  1. a banana tree, the abaca; Manilla hemp

Ancestry of “abaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabacáabaca; Manilla hemp
2TagalogabakáManila hemp; abaca
3ArabicأَبَقMannila hemp; abaca
4Classical Syriacܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ—
5Classical Syriacܦܩܰܥto split, to reave, to crack
Every word from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ →Every word from Arabic أَبَق →