Where does “abaka” come from?

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

abaka (Malay): abaca; abaca plant

Definitions

  1. abaca; abaca plant

Ancestry of “abaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogabakáManila 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 →
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