Where does “اباک” come from?

اباک (Malay) comes from Tagalog abaka, from Arabic أَبَق, from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ — to split, to reave, to crack.

اباک (Malay): abaca

Definitions

  1. abaca

Ancestry of “اباک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogabakaManila hemp; abaca
2ArabicأَبَقMannila hemp; abaca
3Classical Syriacܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ—
4Classical Syriacܦܩܰܥto split, to reave, to crack
Every word from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ →Every word from Arabic أَبَق →