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

  1. vocative singular of abaka

Ancestry of “abako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishabakaManila hemp
2ArabicأَبَقMannila hemp; abaca
3Classical Syriacܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ—
4Classical Syriacܦܩܰܥto split, to reave, to crack
Every word from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ →Every word from Arabic أَبَق →