Where does “バオバブ” come from?

バオバブ (Japanese) comes from English baobab, from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

バオバブ (Japanese): baobab

Definitions

  1. baobab

Ancestry of “バオバブ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaobabA tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits
2Medieval Latinbahobab—
3Arabicأَبُو حِبَابfather of many seeds; fruit of many seeds
4Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
5Arabicأَبfather
Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب →