Where does “aba” come from?

aba (Indonesian) comes from Malay aba, from Arabic أَب — father.

aba (Indonesian): A human male who begets a child; father

Definitions

  1. A human male who begets a child; father

Ancestry of “aba”, step by step

aba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay aba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayabaAlternative form of abah; father; Alternative...
2Arabicأَبfather

via Javanese ꦲꦧ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦧsign
2Arabicخَبَرnews, information
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