Where does “bang” come from?
bang (Malay) comes from Malay abang, from Javanese abang, from English Aban, from Hungarian aba, from Ottoman Turkish عبا, from Arabic عَبَاءَة — woollen tunic; cloak.
bang (Malay): adhan; brother; Title or term of address for...
Definitions
- adhan; brother; Title or term of address for...
Ancestry of “bang”, step by step
bang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay abang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | abang | brother; elder brother; red |
| 2 | Javanese | abang | red |
| 3 | English | Aban | The eighth solar month of the Persian calendar |
| 4 | Hungarian | aba | a thick, coarse, full cloth, typically woven from the wool of sheep or goats, usually undyed and of lower quality |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | عبا | cloak; aba |
| 6 | Arabic | عَبَاءَة | woollen tunic; cloak |