Where does “aba-aba” come from?

aba-aba (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ, from Javanese ꦲꦧ, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

aba-aba (Indonesian): command

Definitions

  1. command

Ancestry of “aba-aba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦧꦲꦧverbal command
2Javaneseꦲꦧsign
3Arabicخَبَرnews, information

Words derived from “aba-aba”

Every word from Arabic خَبَر →Every word from Javanese ꦲꦧ →Every word from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ →