Where does “abah-abah” come from?

abah-abah (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦲꦧꦃꦲꦧꦃ, from Old Javanese abah-abah, from Malay abah, from Proto-Austronesian aba — father.

abah-abah (Malay): ropes, rig

Definitions

  1. ropes, rig

Ancestry of “abah-abah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦧꦃꦲꦧꦃtool, instrument
2Old Javaneseabah-abahharness
3Malayabahfather
4Proto-Austronesianabafather
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aba →Every word from Malay abah →Every word from Old Javanese abah-abah →