Where does “aba” come from?
aba (Malay) comes from Arabic أَب — father.
aba (Malay): Alternative form of abah; father; Alternative...
Definitions
- Alternative form of abah; father; Alternative...
Ancestry of “aba”, step by step
aba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic أَب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَب | father |
via Malay haba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | haba | latent heat, heat conduction; warmth, hotness |
via Proto-Malayic *aba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | *aba | — |