Where does “bahobab” come from?

bahobab (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

Ancestry of “bahobab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَبُو حِبَابfather of many seeds; fruit of many seeds
2Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
3Arabicأَبfather

Words derived from “bahobab”

Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب →