Where does “ギャバ” come from?

ギャバ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ギャバジン, from English gabardine, from English gaberdine, from Spanish gabardina, from Middle French galverdine.

ギャバ (Japanese): gamma-aminobutyric acid; Short for ギャバジン

Definitions

  1. gamma-aminobutyric acid; Short for ギャバジン

Ancestry of “ギャバ”, step by step

ギャバ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ギャバジン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseギャバジンgabardine
2EnglishgabardineA type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed...
3EnglishgaberdineA long cloak; A textile: gabardine
4Spanishgabardinagabardine; raincoat
5Middle Frenchgalverdine—

via English GABA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGABAAcronym of gamma-aminobutyric acid
Every word from Middle French galverdine →Every word from Spanish gabardina →Every word from English gaberdine →