Where does “abas” come from?
abas (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish haba, from Old Spanish faba, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.
abas (Hiligaynon): A type of bean
Ancestry of “abas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | haba | broad bean, horse bean; bean; ballot ball |
| 2 | Old Spanish | faba | — |
| 3 | Latin | faba | bean; horse bean; a small object with the shape... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |