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
Ancestry of “バオバブ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | baobab | A tree, "Adansonia digitata" , native to tropical... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | bahobab | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَبُو حِبَاب | father of many seeds; fruit of many seeds |
| 4 | Arabic | أَبُو | father/possessor of; father; father of |
| 5 | Arabic | أَب | father |