Where does “abu” come from?

abu (Indonesian) comes from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

abu (Indonesian): ash; dust

Definitions

  1. ash; dust

Ancestry of “abu”, step by step

abu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic أَبُو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
2Arabicأَبfather

via Malay abu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayabuash
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*habu—

Words derived from “abu”

Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →