Where does “ababe” come from?

ababe (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aba, from Proto-Austronesian aba — father.

ababe (Malagasy): ancestor

Definitions

  1. ancestor

Ancestry of “ababe”, step by step

ababe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy aba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyabafather
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianabafather
3Proto-Austronesianabafather

via Malagasy be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasybebig; great
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aba →Every word from Malagasy aba →
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