Where does “اب” come from?

اب (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic aba, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic aba, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan aba, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aba, from Proto-Austronesian aba — father.

اب (Malay): Alternative form of ابه; father; Alternative form...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ابه; father; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “اب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicabafather
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicabafather
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanabafather
4Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiabafather
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianabafather
6Proto-Austronesianabafather
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aba →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi aba →