Where does “bang” come from?

bang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian abang, from Malay abang, from Javanese abang, from English Aban, from Hungarian aba, from Ottoman Turkish عبا, from Arabic عَبَاءَة — woollen tunic; cloak.

bang (Indonesian): adhan; Title or term of address for brother; A...

Definitions

  1. adhan; Title or term of address for brother; A...

Ancestry of “bang”, step by step

bang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian abang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianabangelder brother; red
2Malayabangbrother; elder brother; red
3Javaneseabangred
4EnglishAbanThe eighth solar month of the Persian calendar
5Hungarianabaa thick, coarse, full cloth, typically woven from the wool of sheep or goats, usually undyed and of lower quality
6Ottoman Turkishعباcloak; aba
7Arabicعَبَاءَةwoollen tunic; cloak

via Malay bang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybangadhan; brother; Title or term of address for...
2Persianبانگvoice, sound, noise, cry
3Middle Persian𐭥𐭠𐭭𐭢
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Arabic عَبَاءَةEvery word from Ottoman Turkish عباEvery word from Hungarian aba