Where does “baobab” come from?
baobab (Mauritian Creole) comes from French baobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.
baobab (Mauritian Creole): the baobab tree; a type of concrete
Definitions
- the baobab tree; a type of concrete
Ancestry of “baobab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | baobab | baobab |
| 2 | Arabic | أَبُو حِبَاب | father of many seeds; fruit of many seeds |
| 3 | Arabic | أَبُو | father/possessor of; father; father of |
| 4 | Arabic | أَب | father |