Where does “Araba'a” come from?

Araba'a (Gorontalo) comes from Arabic الأربعاء, from Classical Syriac ܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ, from Classical Syriac ܐܪܒܥܐ, from Aramaic ארבעא, from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- — four.

Araba'a (Gorontalo): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “Araba'a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicالأربعاءWednesday
2Classical SyriacܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐWednesday
3Classical Syriacܐܪܒܥܐfour, fourth
4Aramaicארבעאfour (4)
5Proto-Semiticʔarbaʕ-four
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- →Every word from Aramaic ארבעא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܪܒܥܐ →