Where does “abang” come from?
abang (Malay) comes from Javanese abang, from English Aban, from Hungarian aba, from Ottoman Turkish عبا, from Arabic عَبَاءَة — woollen tunic; cloak.
abang (Malay): brother; elder brother; red
Definitions
- brother; elder brother; red
Ancestry of “abang”, step by step
abang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Javanese abang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | abang | red |
| 2 | English | Aban | The eighth solar month of the Persian calendar |
| 3 | Hungarian | aba | a thick, coarse, full cloth, typically woven from the wool of sheep or goats, usually undyed and of lower quality |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | عبا | cloak; aba |
| 5 | Arabic | عَبَاءَة | woollen tunic; cloak |