Where does “baobab” come from?

baobab (Italian) comes from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

baobab (Italian): baobab (tree)

Definitions

  1. baobab (tree)

Ancestry of “baobab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَبُو حِبَابfather of many seeds; fruit of many seeds
2Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
3Arabicأَبfather
Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب →