Where does “abu gosok” come from?

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

abu gosok (Indonesian): scouring powder

Definitions

  1. scouring powder

Ancestry of “abu gosok”, step by step

abu gosok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian abu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianabuash; dust
2Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
3Arabicأَبfather

via Indonesian gosok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangosokto brush, to scour, to rub
2Malaygosokto brush, to scour, to rub
3Proto-Malayic*kusuk—
Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Indonesian abu →
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