Where does “abako” come from?
abako (Polish) comes from Polish abaka, from Arabic أَبَق, from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ — to split, to reave, to crack.
abako (Polish): vocative singular of abaka
Definitions
- vocative singular of abaka
Ancestry of “abako”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | abaka | Manila hemp |
| 2 | Arabic | أَبَق | Mannila hemp; abaca |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܦܩܰܥ | to split, to reave, to crack |