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Where does “Abessinia” come from?

Abessinia (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from New Latin Abissini, from Arabic الْحَبَشَة.

Ancestry of “Abessinia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinAbissini—
2Arabicالْحَبَشَة—

Words derived from “Abessinia”

  • abessinsk
Every word from Arabic الْحَبَشَة →