Where does “aba-aba” come from?

aba-aba (Malay) comes from Indonesian aba-aba, from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ, from Javanese ꦲꦧ, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

Ancestry of “aba-aba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianaba-abacommand
2Javaneseꦲꦧꦲꦧverbal command
3Javaneseꦲꦧsign
4Arabicخَبَرnews, information
Every word from Arabic خَبَر →Every word from Javanese ꦲꦧ →Every word from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ →