Where does “abah-abah” come from?

abah-abah (Old Javanese) comes from Malay abah, from Proto-Austronesian aba — father.

abah-abah (Old Javanese): harness

Definitions

  1. harness

Ancestry of “abah-abah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayabahfather
2Proto-Austronesianabafather

Words derived from “abah-abah”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aba →Every word from Malay abah →